Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb quartager

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The English translation of the French verb quartager is “to divide into quarters” or “to share equally.” It is pronounced as “car-tah-zhay” in its infinitive form.

The word quartager comes from the French word quart, meaning “quarter,” and the suffix -ager, which is used to create verbs from nouns. It is most commonly used in everyday French to refer to the act of dividing something into equal parts or sharing something equally among different people.

In the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English, quartager is used to describe an action that had been completed before another past action or time in the past.

Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense:

  1. Nous avions quartagé les tâches ménagères avant que les invités arrivent. (We had divided the household chores before the guests arrived.)
  2. Avant leur divorce, ils avaient quartagé leurs biens en toute équité. (Before their divorce, they had shared their possessions equally.)
  3. J’avais quartagé mes économies avec mon frère pour acheter une nouvelle voiture. (I had shared my savings with my brother to buy a new car.)

Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of quartager

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je j’avais quartagé J’avais quartagé la maison. I had shared the house.
tu tu avais quartagé Tu avais quartagé le gâteau. You had shared the cake.
il il avait quartagé Il avait quartagé la voiture. He had shared the car.
elle elle avait quartagé Elle avait quartagé la chambre. She had shared the room.
on on avait quartagé On avait quartagé la tarte. One had shared the pie.
nous nous avions quartagé Nous avions quartagé l’appartement. We had shared the apartment.
vous vous aviez quartagé Vous aviez quartagé le repas. You had shared the meal.
ils ils avaient quartagé Ils avaient quartagé le jardin. They had shared the garden.
elles elles avaient quartagé Elles avaient quartagé la pizza. They had shared the pizza.

Other Conjugations for Quartager.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb quartager
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager     (this article)

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb quartager

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Quartager – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense

The French “plus-que-parfait” tense is a past tense used to express actions or events that occurred before another past action or event. It is often translated to English as the “pluperfect” tense. The name “plus-que-parfait” literally means “more than perfect,” indicating that it is a tense used to describe actions that were completed before a specific point in the past.
NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see my article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Tense Formation

To form the plus-que-parfait tense, you typically use the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) in the imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. Here are the conjugations for both auxiliary verbs:
1. With “avoir” as the auxiliary verb:
   – J’avais mangé (I had eaten)
   – Tu avais parlé (You had spoken)
   – Il/elle/on avait fini (He/She/One had finished)
   – Nous avions lu (We had read)
   – Vous aviez choisi (You had chosen)
   – Ils/elles avaient joué (They had played)
2. With “être” as the auxiliary verb (usually for intransitive verbs or verbs indicating a state):
   – J’étais parti(e) (I had left)
   – Tu étais arrivé(e) (You had arrived)
   – Il/elle/on était tombé(e) (He/She/One had fallen)
   – Nous étions resté(e)s (We had stayed)
   – Vous étiez né(e)(s) (You had been born)
   – Ils/elles étaient monté(e)s (They had gone up)

Common everyday usage patterns

Sequencing of past events

The plus-que-parfait is used to express a past action that happened before another past action. For example, “J’avais mangé avant qu’il ne soit arrivé” (I had eaten before he arrived).

Background information

It is also used to provide background information or set the stage for a main past event. For instance, “Quand je suis arrivé, ils avaient déjà fini de manger” (When I arrived, they had already finished eating).

Hypothetical or reported speech

In indirect speech, the plus-que-parfait is used to report what someone had said or thought in the past. For example, “Il avait dit qu’il viendrait demain” (He had said that he would come tomorrow).

Interactions with other tenses

– The plus-que-parfait is often used in conjunction with the passé composé (simple past) to establish the sequence of past events. The passé composé describes the more recent action, while the plus-que-parfait describes the action that occurred earlier.
– It can also be used with the conditional mood to express a hypothetical past event, like “Si j’avais su, j’aurais agi différemment” (If I had known, I would have acted differently).
– When used in reported speech, it can be combined with the conditional mood or the imperfect subjunctive to reflect the original mood and tense of the reported statement.

Summary

The French plus-que-parfait tense is an essential part of the language for expressing past actions that occurred before other past actions, providing background information, and reporting past statements or thoughts. It is an integral component of constructing complex and accurate narratives in French.

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