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Le plus-que-parfait (avoir)
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Le plus-que-parfait (Avoir)
By: James
Formation
Object Pronouns
Purpose
Like the passé composé, the plus-que-parfait uses an auxiliary verb (in this case avoir) followed by a past participle. However, the auxiliary verb is in the imparfait conjugation as opposed to the present tense conjugation.
Negations
Conjugation of avoir in the imparfait
Object pronouns go before the conjugated auxiliary verb. However, past participles must agree with the direct object pronouns regardless of auxiliary verb. When the clause is negated, the object pronouns fit between the negations with the auxiliary verb
- J'avais
- Tu avais
- Il/Elle/On avait
- Nous avions
- Vous aviez
- Ils/Elles avaient
Like with the passé composé, negations surround the auxiliary verb when the plus-que-parfait is negated.
The purpose of the plus-que-parfait is exactly the same in French as in English: to express that something happened in the past before something else in the past.
Example:
I had done my homework before I slept.
J'avais fait mes devoirs anvant que j'ai dormi.
Examples
Example
J'avais mangé les pommes.
Je les avais mangées.
Je ne les avais pas mangées.
J'avais parlé
Je n'avais pas parlé