Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Introduction to the verb privatiser
The English translation of the French verb privatiser is “to privatize.” It is pronounced “pree-va-tee-zay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of privatiser comes from the Latin word “privatus,” meaning private. In French, it was first used in the 1960s to refer to the transfer of public property to private ownership. Today, it is most often used in economic and political contexts to describe the process of transferring state-owned assets to private companies.
In everyday French, privatiser is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to talk about a privatization that had already happened in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’avais privatisé mon entreprise en 2010. (I had privatized my company in 2010.)
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Les compagnies d’électricité avaient été privatisées par le gouvernement. (The electricity companies had been privatized by the government.)
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Nous avions privatisé notre système de santé il y a longtemps. (We had privatized our healthcare system a long time ago.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of privatiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais privatisé | J’avais privatisé l’entreprise. | I had privatized the company. |
tu | tu avais privatisé | Tu avais privatisé la piscine. | You had privatized the pool. |
il | il avait privatisé | Il avait privatisé la banque. | He had privatized the bank. |
elle | elle avait privatisé | Elle avait privatisé le parc. | She had privatized the park. |
on | on avait privatisé | On avait privatisé l’hôtel. | One had privatized the hotel. |
nous | nous avions privatisé | Nous avions privatisé l’aéroport. | We had privatized the airport. |
vous | vous aviez privatisé | Vous aviez privatisé le casino. | You had privatized the casino. |
ils | ils avaient privatisé | Ils avaient privatisé le stade. | They had privatized the stadium. |
elles | elles avaient privatisé | Elles avaient privatisé le train. | They had privatized the train. |
Other Conjugations for Privatiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb privatiser
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Privatiser – 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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