Le Plus-que-Parfait in French is the direct equivalent of the pluperfect in English. It could be described as "the past of the past":
After I had eaten my dinner, I went for a walk.
Of course, English speakers are likely to make contractions:
After I'd eaten my dinner, I went for a walk.
Learn how to conjugate regular -er, -ir and -dre verbs in Le Plus-que-Parfait in French
Le Plus-que-Parfait follows this construction, which is similar to the pluperfect in English (had +-ed):
Reminder:
For -ER verbs, you form the past participle by replacing the -er ending with -é.
For -ER verbs, you form the past participle by replacing the -er ending with -é.
For -IR verbs, you form the past participle by replacing the -ir ending with -i.
For -RE verbs, you form the past participle by replacing the -dre ending with -du.
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Examples and resources
aimer
applaudir
Ce soir-là, ils avaient applaudi comme jamais auparavant.That evening, they'd applauded like never before.
choisir
danser
écouter
entendre
jouer
manger
J'avais mangé tous les biscuits, et il n'en restait aucun pour les invités !I had eaten all the biscuits, and there was none left for the guests!
répondre
réussir
rougir
Après qu'elle lui avait avoué ce qu'elle ressentait, elle avait rougi.After she'd confessed to him how she felt, she'd blushed.
