Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Introduction to the verb rattraper
The English translation of the French verb rattraper is “to catch up” or “to make up for.” It is pronounced as “rat-ra-pay.”
The word rattraper comes from the word “rattachement,” meaning “reattachment” or “recovery,” and the suffix “-er,” which is commonly used to form verbs in French. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English and indicates an action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of rattraper in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais raté le train, mais j’ai pu le rattraper avec le prochain. (I had missed the train, but I was able to catch up with the next one.)
- Nous avions perdu du temps, mais nous l’avons rattrapé en travaillant plus vite. (We had lost time, but we made up for it by working faster.)
- Vous aviez oublié de me rembourser, mais vous avez finalement rattrapé votre dette. (You had forgotten to repay me, but you finally made up for your debt.)
English translations:
- I had missed the train, but I was able to catch up with the next one.
- We had lost time, but we made up for it by working faster.
- You had forgotten to repay me, but you finally made up for your debt.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of rattraper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais rattrapé | J’avais rattrapé mon retard. | I had caught up on my delay. |
tu | tu avais rattrapé | Tu avais rattrapé ton frère. | You had caught up with your brother. |
il | il avait rattrapé | Il avait rattrapé son adversaire. | He had caught up with his opponent. |
elle | elle avait rattrapé | Elle avait rattrapé son amie. | She had caught up with her friend. |
on | on avait rattrapé | On avait rattrapé le temps perdu. | One had caught up on lost time. |
nous | nous avions rattrapé | Nous avions rattrapé le peloton. | We had caught up with the group. |
vous | vous aviez rattrapé | Vous aviez rattrapé le train. | You had caught up with the train. |
ils | ils avaient rattrapé | Ils avaient rattrapé leur retard. | They had caught up on their delay. |
elles | elles avaient rattrapé | Elles avaient rattrapé leur retard. | They had caught up on their delay. |
Other Conjugations for Rattraper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb rattraper
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Rattraper – 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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