“I had studied French before I went to France.” (imparfait for other verb, because the rain continues)Īnd here’s an example that is a little more difficult, not because it’s Pluperfect (both actions are in the past), but because it’s difficult for me to determine whether the other verb is Imparfait (ongoing) or Passé Compose (once). Nous avions mangé le dîner, puis il pleuvait depuis trois jours. We had eaten dinner, then it rained for 3 days. (passé compose for other verb, because the phone ringing didn’t continue) The formation is Pluperfect tense at the prior past action, and Imparfait or Passé Compose at the other verb.Īfter we had eaten dinner, the phone rang.Īprès nous avions mangé le dîner, le téléphone portable a sonné. The prior past action takes the Pluperfect form, and the other past action takes the Imparfait or Passé Compose. Pluperfect describes what had happened before another action in the past.Ģ past events/actions: the Pluperfect is the past action prior to the other past action, both together in the past. Pluperfect is called “the past past tense.” If anyone has the time to read this, I’d be very happy to have your thoughts whether it’s all correct, or if there are errors.Ī special verb tense that is only used when there are 2 past events/actions that are BOTH in the past tense together. These are my homework notes about the Pluperfect (Plus-Que-Parfait) verb tense. If you are looking for a specific phrase, try Linguee. Alternatively, you may also visit /r/translator. If you cannot find your translation there, then come here and utilize the tag. This is a translation site that is highly acclaimed for its accuracy and simple to understand interface. To translate an individual word/phrase or find a specific conjugation, please use WordReference first. Please use "other" for everything else. Get a step-by-step explanation of why a sentence is constructed the way it is, or of how to appropriately construct a specific sentence. Correct errors in a sentence, please provide the original sentence and your interpretation in the post text. Request a translation either French to English or English to French. No requests to fully complete homework are allowed here.
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