11.8.4

Pluperfect - Irregular Verbs with 'Être'

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Irregular Être Verbs in the Pluperfect Tense

'Venir' has an irregular past participle. It uses 'être' as an auxiliary verb. Any verb that has 'venir' in it follows the same pattern. Here are the irregular 'venir' verbs in the pluperfect tense:

Illustrative background for Venir - to comeIllustrative background for Venir - to come ?? "content

Venir - to come

  • J'étais venu(e) - I had come.
  • Tu étais venu(e) - you had come.
  • Il/elle/on était venu(e) - he/she/one had come.
  • Nous étions venu(e)s - we had come.
  • Vous étiez venu(e)(s) - you had come.
  • Ils/elles étaient venu(e)s - they had come.
Illustrative background for Devenir - to becomeIllustrative background for Devenir - to become ?? "content

Devenir - to become

  • J'étais devenu(e) - I had become.
  • Tu étais devenu(e) - you had become.
  • Il/elle/on était devenu(e) - he/she/one had become.
  • Nous étions devenu(e)s - we had become.
  • Vous étiez devenu(e)(s) - you had become.
  • Ils/elles étaient devenu(e)s - they had become.
Illustrative background for Revenir - to come backIllustrative background for Revenir - to come back ?? "content

Revenir - to come back

  • J'étais revenu(e) - I had come back.
  • Tu étais revenu(e) - you had come back.
  • Il/elle/one était revenu(e) - he/she/one had come back.
  • Nous étions revenu(e)s - we had come back.
  • Vous étiez revenu(e)(s) - you had come back.
  • Ils/elles étaient revenu(e)s - they had come back.

Irregular Être Verbs in the Pluperfect Tense

'Naître' and 'mourir' use 'être' in the perfect tense. They have irregular past participles.

Illustrative background for Naître - to be bornIllustrative background for Naître - to be born ?? "content

Naître - to be born

  • J'étais né(e) - I had been born.
  • Tu étais né(e) - you had been born.
  • Il/elle/on était né(e) - he/she/one had been born.
  • Nous étions né(e)s - we had been born.
  • Vous étiez né(e)(s) - you had been born.
  • Ils/elles étaient né(e)s - they had been born.
Illustrative background for Mourir - to dieIllustrative background for Mourir - to die ?? "content

Mourir - to die

  • J'étais mort(e) - I had died.
  • Tu étais mort(e) - you had died.
  • Il/elle/on était mort(e) - he/she/one had died.
  • Nous étions mort(e)s - we had died.
  • Vous étiez mort(e)(s) - you had died.
  • Ils/elles étaient mort(e)s - they had died.

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