Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Introduction to the verb prétériter
The English translation of the French verb prétériter is “to preterite” or “to pass over.” It is pronounced as “preh-teh-ree-teh.”
The word prétériter comes from the Latin word “praeterire,” which means “to pass by.” It entered French through the Old French word “preteriter,” which means “to neglect” or “to pass over.”
In everyday French, prétériter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of prétériter in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais prétérité mes erreurs avant de recommencer. (I had preterited my mistakes before starting over.)
- Nous avions prétérité nos vacances avant de rentrer à la maison. (We had passed over our vacations before returning home.)
- Ils avaient prétérité cette règle avant de la changer. (They had neglected this rule before changing it.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of prétériter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais prétérité | J’avais prétérité la leçon. | I had put the lesson in the past tense. |
tu | tu avais prétérité | Tu avais prétérité la phrase. | You had put the sentence in the past tense. |
il | il avait prétérité | Il avait prétérité le verbe. | He had put the verb in the past tense. |
elle | elle avait prétérité | Elle avait prétérité l’histoire. | She had put the story in the past tense. |
on | on avait prétérité | On avait prétérité le discours. | One had put the speech in the past tense. |
nous | nous avions prétérité | Nous avions prétérité le texte. | We had put the text in the past tense. |
vous | vous aviez prétérité | Vous aviez prétérité le document. | You had put the document in the past tense. |
ils | ils avaient prétérité | Ils avaient prétérité le rapport. | They had put the report in the past tense. |
elles | elles avaient prétérité | Elles avaient prétérité l’article. | They had put the article in the past tense. |
Other Conjugations for Prétériter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prétériter
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Prétériter – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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