Avoir (2/2)
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 7.2.2
Regular RE Verbs
The pluperfect tense translates as 'I had done something'. It is formed using the imperfect of 'avoir' followed by a past participle. With 'avoir' the past participle only agrees if there is a direct object. Here is the example with 'vendre' (to sell):
J'avais vendu - I had sold
Tu avais vendu - you had sold
- 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle/on avait vendu - he/she/one had sold
Nous avions vendu - we had sold
Vous aviez vendu - you had sold
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles avaient vendu - they had sold
Test yourself on Avoir (2/2)
'Perdre' (to lose) has a regular past participle. How do you say 'we had lost' in French?
Which of the following is NOT the correct form of 'vendre' in the pluperfect tense?