Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Introduction to the verb recarder
The English translation of the French verb recarder is “to look back at” or “to stare at”. It is pronounced as “ruh-kar-day”.
The language origin of recarder comes from the French word “re-” (meaning “again”) and “carder” (meaning “to comb”). It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
In this tense, recarder is used to describe an action that was already completed before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais recardé mes photos avant de les mettre dans l’album. (I had stared at my photos before putting them in the album.)
- Nous avions recardé le paysage pendant des heures. (We had looked back at the landscape for hours.)
- Vous aviez recardé le film plusieurs fois avant de comprendre la fin. (You had watched the movie several times before understanding the ending.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of recarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais recardé | J’avais recardé la photo. | I had reframed the photo. |
tu | tu avais recardé | Tu avais recardé le tableau. | You had reframed the painting. |
il | il avait recardé | Il avait recardé l’affiche. | He had reframed the poster. |
elle | elle avait recardé | Elle avait recardé le miroir. | She had reframed the mirror. |
on | on avait recardé | On avait recardé la photo. | One had reframed the photo. |
nous | nous avions recardé | Nous avions recardé le film. | We had reframed the film. |
vous | vous aviez recardé | Vous aviez recardé la vidéo. | You had reframed the video. |
ils | ils avaient recardé | Ils avaient recardé le document. | They had reframed the document. |
elles | elles avaient recardé | Elles avaient recardé le tableau. | They had reframed the painting. |
Other Conjugations for Recarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recarder
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Recarder – 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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