Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Introduction to the verb recommencer
The English translation of the French verb recommencer is “to start again” or “to begin again.” It is pronounced “ruh-koh-mahn-say” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of recommencer can be traced back to the Latin word “recommencare,” which means “to start again.” In everyday French, recommencer is often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense that expresses an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’avais recommencé à travailler avant que tu ne reviennes. (I had started working again before you came back.)
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Nous avions recommencé à regarder la série depuis le début. (We had started watching the series from the beginning again.)
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Ils avaient recommencé à jouer de la musique après le dîner. (They had started playing music again after dinner.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of recommencer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais recommencé | J’avais recommencé mon travail. | I had restarted my work. |
tu | tu avais recommencé | Tu avais recommencé à pleurer. | You had started crying again. |
il | il avait recommencé | Il avait recommencé à chanter. | He had started singing again. |
elle | elle avait recommencé | Elle avait recommencé à lire. | She had started reading again. |
on | on avait recommencé | On avait recommencé à danser. | One had started dancing again. |
nous | nous avions recommencé | Nous avions recommencé nos études. | We had restarted our studies. |
vous | vous aviez recommencé | Vous aviez recommencé à travailler. | You had started working again. |
ils | ils avaient recommencé | Ils avaient recommencé à pêcher. | They had started fishing again. |
elles | elles avaient recommencé | Elles avaient recommencé à courir. | They had started running again. |
Other Conjugations for Recommencer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recommencer
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Recommencer – 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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