Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Introduction to the verb redémarrer
The English translation of the French verb redémarrer is “to restart” or “to reboot”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ruh-day-mar-ray”.
The word redémarrer is derived from the combination of the prefix “re-” meaning “again” and the verb “démarrer” meaning “to start”. It is a regular -er verb and is commonly used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Examples:
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J’avais redémarré mon ordinateur avant de partir au travail. (I had restarted my computer before leaving for work.)
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Ils avaient redémarré leur voiture et étaient partis en vacances. (They had restarted their car and gone on vacation.)
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Tu avais redémarré la machine à laver, mais elle est tombée en panne à nouveau. (You had restarted the washing machine, but it broke down again.)
In all of these examples, the action of restarting was completed before another event or action in the past.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of redémarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais redémarré | J’avais redémarré l’ordinateur. | I had restarted the computer. |
tu | tu avais redémarré | Tu avais redémarré la voiture. | You had restarted the car. |
il | il avait redémarré | Il avait redémarré le moteur. | He had restarted the engine. |
elle | elle avait redémarré | Elle avait redémarré le système. | She had restarted the system. |
on | on avait redémarré | On avait redémarré l’appareil. | One had restarted the device. |
nous | nous avions redémarré | Nous avions redémarré le serveur. | We had restarted the server. |
vous | vous aviez redémarré | Vous aviez redémarré le programme. | You had restarted the program. |
ils | ils avaient redémarré | Ils avaient redémarré le réseau. | They had restarted the network. |
elles | elles avaient redémarré | Elles avaient redémarré le système. | They had restarted the system. |
Other Conjugations for Redémarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redémarrer
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Redémarrer – 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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