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Le Plus- que -parfait

Le Plus- que -parfait. i s also a past tense. Le Plus- que -parfait. is a past tense It needs a helping verb You need “ avoir ” or “ être ” in the Imparfait You add the past participle to the helping verb. The Plus- que -parfait . Is like the passé composé It needs a helping verb

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Le Plus- que -parfait

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  1. Le Plus-que-parfait is also a past tense

  2. Le Plus-que-parfait • is a past tense • It needs a helping verb • You need “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait • You add the past participle to the helping verb

  3. The Plus-que-parfait • Is like the passé composé • It needs a helping verb • It needs the past participle • It is a compound tense • It is a past tense

  4. The Plus-que-parfait Has the helping verb in the Imparfait

  5. The Passé composé Has the helping verb in the present tense

  6. The Plus-que-parfait • Is used to express a past action that happened BEFORE another past action. • You could have a passé composé and a plus-que-parfait in the same sentence.

  7. Le plus-que-parfait • You could have the plus-que-parfait and the passé composé in the same sentence. • The plus-que-parfait can come first or second in the sentence. • It will not change the meaning.

  8. Example • Quand je suis rentré chez moi, ma mère avait fini de cuisiner. • When I returned home, my mother had finished cooking.

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