Plus Que Parfait

Question 1

To form the plus-que-parfait we use Imparfait forms of avoir or Être + the past participle of the main verb (passé Composé style..)

Ex: he had always finished before the others.

Answer 1

He had always finished before the others.

Il AVAIT toujours FINI avant les autres.

Question 2

To form the plus-que-parfait we use Imparfait forms of avoir or Être + the past participle of the main verb (passé Composé style..)

He had not been able to reach them.

Answer 2

Il n’avait pas pu les joindre.

Question 3

The plus que parfait indicates a past action that happened before another past action. It’s the “past” past tense.
In English it =. “Had” done such and such

You had forgotten your best friends birthday.

Answer 3

Tu avais oublié l’anniversaire de ta meilleure amie.

Question 4

To form the plus-que-parfait we use Imparfait forms of avoir or Être + the past participle of the main verb (passé Composé style..)

She had departed without leaving an address

Answer 4

Elle était partie sans laisser d’adresse.

Question 5

She had explained the situation in detail.

Answer 5

Elle avait expliqué la situation en détail

Question 6

They (f) had arrived late at the reception.

Answer 6

Elles étaient arrivé à la réception en retard

Question 7

In The plus que parfait all pronominal verbs are conjugated with Être and agree in gender and number with subject.

Je m’étais évanoui dans la pharmacie.

Answer 7

I Had fainted in the pharmacy.

Question 8

Nous nous étions embrassés sur le Pont-Neuf

Answer 8

We had kissed on the Pont-Neuf

Question 9

He had remembered this incident before seeing his former girlfriend again.

Answer 9

Il s’était souvenu de cet incident avant de revoir son ancienne amie.

Question 10

He had taken a capsule

Answer 10

Il avait pris une gélule

Question 11

We had woken (ourselves up) at the dawn.

Answer 11

Nous nous étions réveillé(e)s à l’aube

Question 12

You (tu) had asked yourself if he was allergic.

Answer 12

Tu t’était demandé(e) s’il était allergique.

Question 13

He had remembered this man.

Answer 13

Il s’était souvenu de cet homme.

Question 14

They (f) had written (to each other) for years.

Answer 14

Elles s’étaient écrites pendant des années.

Question 15

Le plus-que-parfait is often combined with a dependent clause.

Je ne m’étais pas rendu compte que j’étais malade.

Answer 15

I had not realised I was sick.

Question 16

She was hungary because she had not had time for lunch.

Answer 16

She was hungary because she had not had time for lunch.

Elle avait faim parce qu’elle n’avait pas eu le temps de déjeuner.

Question 17

Il a refusé de prendre le médicament que le médecin avait prescrit.

Answer 17

He refused to take the medication the doctor had prescribed.

Question 18

I didn’t know that Bertrum had invited all his family.

Answer 18

Je ne savais pas que Bertrum avait invité toute sa famille

Question 19

He wanted to know if she had received her bouquet of flowers.

Answer 19

Il voulait savoir si elle avait reçu son bouquet de fleurs.

Question 20

Il avait perdu son carnet d’adresse et il n’avait pas pu nous téléphoner

Answer 20

He had lost his address book and he was unable to call us

Il avait perdu son carnet d’adresse et il n’avait pas pu nous téléphoner

Question 21

Si seulement is used with plus-que-parfait to express a wish or refer about past events.

Si seulement with Imfarfait = she were, they lived, you knew etc. (single past)

Si seulement with plus-que-parfait = if only she had gone, he had not failed, he had caught (double past)

Answer 21

Ex
Imparfait: Si seulement elle était à l’heure - il only she was on time.

Plus-que-parfait: Si seulement elle avait été à l’heure. - if only she had been on time.

Question 22

Imparfait: if only he caught a cold.

Plus-que-parfait: if only he HAD CAUGHT a cold.

Answer 22

Imparfait: si seulement il attrapait un rhume

Plus-que-parfait: Si seulement il avait attrapé un rhume

Question 23

If only he had gone to the doctors earlier

Answer 23

Si seulement il était allé chez le médecin plut tôt!

Question 24

If only she had not failed her exam!

Answer 24

Si seulement elle n’avait pas raté son examen

Question 25

If only you had been able to be with us.

Answer 25

Si seulement vous aviez pu être parmi nous.