The document provides an overview of the plus-que-parfait (pluperfect) tense in French. It explains that the plus-que-parfait expresses an action that had occurred before another past action. It is formed with an auxiliary verb (avoir or être) in the imparfait plus a past participle. Examples are provided of conjugating common -er, -ir, and -re verbs like donner, finir, and rendre in the plus-que-parfait. Rules for forming the past participle are outlined. Students are given exercises to conjugate verbs and complete sentences in the pluperfect tense.

1. Le Plus-que-Parfait
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
La Formation…
Verbes en –er, -ir, -re
Mrs Shannon 1

2. Qu’est-ce que c’est?
 Le plus-que-parfait is a form of the past tense
 It is used to express a an action that had taken
place before another action in the past.
 Ex. Il avait mangé la pomme quand il s’est senti
malade)
• (He had eaten the apple when he felt sick)
 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
Mrs Shannon 2

3. Auxiliary Verb Avoir
Avoir = To have
J’avais
Tu avais
Il/elle avait
Nous avions
Vous aviez
Ils/elles avaient
Mrs Shannon 3

4. Auxiliary Verb Etre
Être = To be
J’étais
Tu étais
Il/elle était
Nous étions
Vous étiez
Ils/elles étaient
Mrs Shannon 4

5. La Formation
Les 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: ____________________
Mrs Shannon 5

6. Donner
 Donner = to give
 Past Participle = donné
 Auxiliary Verb = avoir
Conjugate the verb donner in the
plus-que-parfait!
Mrs Shannon 6

7. Donner
J’avais 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)
Mrs Shannon 7

8. La Formation
Les 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: ____________________
Mrs Shannon 8

9. Finir
 Finir= to finish
 Past Participle = fini
 Auxiliary Verb = avoir
Conjugate the verb finir in the
plus-que-parfait!
Mrs Shannon 9

10. Finir
J’avais 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)
Mrs Shannon 10

11. La Formation
Les 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: ____________________
Mrs Shannon 11

12. Rendre
 Rendre = to give back
 Past Participle = rendu
 Auxiliary Verb = avoir
Conjugate the verb rendre in the
plus-que-parfait!
Mrs Shannon 12

13. Rendre
J’avais 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)
Mrs Shannon 13

14. Devoirs
 Conjugez les verbes suivants au plus-que-
parfait:
 Fermer = ____________
 Parler = ____________

Devenir = ____________
 Dormir = ____________
 Battre = ____________

Vendre = ____________
Mrs Shannon 14

15. L’accord du Participe Passé
 N’oubliez pas les régles de l’accord!
 It agrees with the subject when conjugated
with être and the direct object when it’s
placed before the verb when it is
conjugated with avoir.
Mrs Shannon 15

16. Complete the following:
 Elle ________________ (arriver)
 Elle ____________ (venir) très tôt.
 La cathédrale que je _________(visiter)
 Les pommes que nous _________
(manger)
 Ils __________ (descendre) à la plage.
Mrs Shannon 16