6.2 Pluperfect Tense

• The pluperfect tense translates as 'I had done something'. It's formed using the imperfect of 'avoir' and then a past participle. With 'avoir', the past participle only agrees if there's a direct object
• j‘ avais - I had
• tu avais - you had
• il avait - he had
• nous avions - we had
• vous aviez - you had
• ils avaient - they had
• There are 14 verbs that use 'être' to form the pluperfect tense. It's important to note that verbs that use 'être' agree with the person who is speaking and gender.
• j‘ étais - I had (être)
• tu étais - you had (être)
• il était - he had (être)
• nous étions - we had (être)
• vous étiez - you had (être)
• ils étaient - they had (être)
• venir - venu - to come
• devenir - devenu - to become
• revenir - revenu - to come back
• naître - né - to be born
• mourir - mort - to die