5.2.1

Pluperfect Tense - Regular ER Verbs

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Regular ER Verbs in the Pluperfect Tense

The pluperfect tense translates as 'I had done something'. It's formed using the imperfect of 'avoir' and then a past participle. With 'avoir', the past participle only agrees if there's a direct object. Here's the example with 'parler':

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Tu avais parlé - you had spoken

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
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Vous aviez parlé - you had spoken

  • 'Vous' means:
    • You (plural).
    • You (singular, formal).

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4.1Present Tense

4.2Perfect Tense

4.3Imperfect Tense

4.4Imperfect vs Perfect

4.5Future Tense

5Advanced Tenses

6Extra Grammar

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