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Plus-que-parfait
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The Plus-que-parfaitPast Perfect (literally: more than perfect) is used to express an action or condition that took place in the past BEFORE another action or condition that also took place in the past. The past perfect is formed as follows: helping verb (avoir or être) in the Imperfect + Past Participle:
Study the following examples:
Putting the keys on the table happens before returningthe two actions cannot overlap. |
Examples of Plus-que-parfait
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