Le Plus-que-Parfait

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Le Plus-que-Parfait

• Quest-ce que cest?
• La Formation
• Verbes en er, -ir, -re

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Quest-ce que cest?

• Le plus-que-parfait is a past tense
• It is used to express a completed action further
  in the past than the P.C.
• Ex. Il avait mangé la pomme
• (He had eaten the apple)
• Like the P.C., there are two parts to the P-Q-P
• A/ an auxiliary verb (avoir or être)
• Conjugated in the imparfait
• B/ a past participle

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Auxiliary Verb Avoir

• Avoir To have
• Javais
• Tu avais
• Il/elle avait
• Nous avions
• Vous aviez
• Ils/elles avaient

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Auxiliary Verb Etre

• Etre To be
• Jétais
• Tu étais
• Il/elle était
• Nous étions
• Vous étiez
• Ils/elles étaient

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La FormationLes verbes en -er

• Verbes en er to form the past participle, drop
  the er of the infinitive and add é
• Example DONNER
• Past participle ____________________
• Auxiliary verb ____________________

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Donner

• Donner to give
• Past Participle donné
• Auxiliary Verb avoir
• Conjugate the verb donner in the
• plus-que-parfait!

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Donner

• Javais donné (I had given)
• Tu avais donné (you had given)
• Il/elle avait donné (he/she had given)
• Nous avions donné (we had given)
• Vous aviez donné (you had given)
• Ils/elles avaient donné (they had given)
• N.B. Avoir is conjugated the participle is
  invariable

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La FormationLes verbes en -ir

• Verbes en ir to form the past participle, drop
  the ir of the infinitive and add i
• Example FINIR
• Past participle ____________________
• Auxiliary verb ____________________

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Finir

• Finir to finish
• Past Participle fini
• Auxiliary Verb avoir
• Conjugate the verb finir in the
• plus-que-parfait!

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Finir

• Javais fini (I had finished)
• Tu avais fini (you had finished)
• Il/elle avait fini (he/she had finished)
• Nous avions fini (we had finished)
• Vous aviez fini (you had finished)
• Ils/elles avaient fini (they had finished)
• N.B. Avoir is conjugated the participle is
  invariable

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La FormationLes verbes en -re

• Verbes en re to form the past participle, drop
  the re of the infinitive and add u
• Example Rendre
• Past participle ____________________
• Auxiliary verb ____________________

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Rendre

• Rendre to give back
• Past Participle rendu
• Auxiliary Verb avoir
• Conjugate the verb rendre in the
• plus-que-parfait!

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Rendre

• Javais rendu (I had given back)
• Tu avais rendu (you had given back)
• Il/elle avait rendu (he/she had given back)
• Nous avions rendu (we had given back)
• Vous aviez rendu (you had given back)
• Ils/elles avaient rendu (they had given back)
• N.B. Avoir is conjugated the participle is
  invariable

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Devoirs

• Conjugez les verbes suivants au plus-que-parfait
• Fermer ____________
• Parler ____________
• Devenir ____________
• Dormir ____________
• Battre ____________
• Vendre ____________

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Laccord du Participe Passé

• Noubliez pas les régles de laccord!