BASIC GRAMMAR
In the past perfect 1, we put the auxiliary into simple past
"imparfait"
Example
Attendre (to wait) :
J'avais
attendu
: I
had waited.
tu avais
attendu
: you
had waited.
il avait
attendu
: he
had waited.
elle avait
attendu
: she
had waited.
nous avions
attendu
: we
had waited.
vous aviez
attendu
: you
had waited.
ils avaient
attendu
: they
had waited.
elles avaient
attendu
: they
had waited.
Mettre (to put) :
J'avais
mis
: I
had put.
tu avais
mis
: you
had put.
il avait
mis
: he
had put.
elle avait
mis
: she
had put.
nous avions
mis
: we
had put.
vous aviez
mis
: you
had put.
ils avaient
mis
: they
had put.
elles avaient
mis
: they
had put.
Souffir (to suffer) :
J'avais
souffert
: I
had suffered.
tu avais
souffert
: you
had suffered.
il avait
souffert
: he
had suffered.
elle avait
souffert
: she
had suffered.
nous avions
souffert
: we
had suffered.
vous aviez
souffert
: you
had suffered.
ils avaient
souffert
: they
had suffered.
elles avaient
souffert
: they
had suffered.
Faire (to do) :
J'avais
fait
: I
had done.
tu avais
fait
: you
had done.
il avait
fait
: he
had done.
elle avait
fait
: she
had done.
nous avions
fait
: we
had done.
vous aviez
fait
: you
had done.
ils avaient
fait
: they
had done.
elles avaient
fait
: they
had done.
Aller (to go) :
J'étais
allé
: I
had gone.
tu étais
allé
: you
had gone.
il était
allé
: he
had gone.
elle était
allée
: she
had gone.
nous étions
allés
: we
had gone.
vous étiez
allé
: you
had gone.
ils étaient
allés
: they
had gone.
elles étaient
allées
: they
haad gone.
Peindre (to paint) :
J'avais
paint
: I
had painted.
tu avais
paint
: you
had painted.
il avait
paint
: he
had painted.
elle avait
paint
: she
had painted.
nous avions
paint
: we
had painted.
vous aviez
paint
: you
had painted.
ils avaient
paint
: they
had painted.
elles avaient
paint
: they
had painted.