Le Plus-que-parfait (The Pluperfect Tense)

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What is the plus-que-parfait used to express?

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An action that happened before another past action

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Fill in the blank: The plus-que-parfait is formed with the auxiliary verb ______ or ______ in the imperfect tense and the past participle of the main verb.

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avoir, être

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Which of the following is an example of the plus-que-parfait? Je mange, J'avais mangé, Je mangerai, Je mangeais

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J'avais mangé

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Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in plus-que-parfait: Nous ______ (finir) nos devoirs avant de sortir.

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avions fini

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The plus-que-parfait is used to tell about an experience that happened in the past before another past event.

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True

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Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in plus-que-parfait: Elles ______ (arriver) avant le début du film.

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étaient arrivées

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The French word 'déjà' is often used with the plus-que-parfait tense. Write the word that means 'already' in French.

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déjà

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The French word 'avant' is often used with the plus-que-parfait tense. Write the word that means 'before' in French.

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avant

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The French word 'quand' is often used with the plus-que-parfait tense. Write the word that means 'when' in French.

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quand

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Fill in the blank: The French phrase 'parce que' is often used with the plus-que-parfait tense. Write the phrase that means 'because' in French.

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parce que