Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Introduction to the verb questionner
The English translation of questionner is “to question” or “to ask”. It is pronounced as “keh-stee-oh-neh”.
The word questionner comes from the Latin word “quaerere”, which means “to seek, to ask”. It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in everyday French since then.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, questionner is used to express an action that was completed before another past action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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J’avais questionné mes parents sur leur mariage avant qu’ils ne divorcent. (I had questioned my parents about their marriage before they got divorced.)
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Tu avais questionné le professeur sur le sujet avant de faire ton exposé. (You had asked the teacher about the topic before doing your presentation.)
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Elle avait questionné ses voisins à propos du bruit avant d’appeler la police. (She had questioned her neighbors about the noise before calling the police.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of questionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais questionné | J’avais questionné le professeur. | I had questioned the teacher. |
tu | tu avais questionné | Tu avais questionné le directeur. | You had questioned the director. |
il | il avait questionné | Il avait questionné le témoin. | He had questioned the witness. |
elle | elle avait questionné | Elle avait questionné l’expert. | She had questioned the expert. |
on | on avait questionné | On avait questionné le suspect. | One had questioned the suspect. |
nous | nous avions questionné | Nous avions questionné le voisin. | We had questioned the neighbor. |
vous | vous aviez questionné | Vous aviez questionné le candidat. | You had questioned the candidate. |
ils | ils avaient questionné | Ils avaient questionné l’avocat. | They had questioned the lawyer. |
elles | elles avaient questionné | Elles avaient questionné la victime. | They had questioned the victim. |
Other Conjugations for Questionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb questionner
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Questionner – 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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