French Conjugation

Verbe Pardonner: A Beginner’s Guide to Conjugating in the Indicative Past Perfect

Learning how to conjugate French verbs can be a daunting task for beginners. However, with practice and dedication, it becomes second nature. In this guide, we will focus on the verb pardonner (to forgive) in the indicative past perfect tense. This tense is used to express completed actions that took place before another past action.

Indicative Past Perfect Conjugation of “Pardonner”

Here are the indicative past perfect forms of the verb pardonner:

J’avais pardonné (I had forgiven)
Tu avais pardonné (You had forgiven)
Il / Elle / On avait pardonné (He / She / One had forgiven)
Nous avions pardonné (We had forgiven)
Vous aviez pardonné (You had forgiven)
Ils / Elles avaient pardonné (They had forgiven)

Just like any other verb conjugated in the past perfect tense, the verb pardonner is used with an auxiliary verb. In this case, the auxiliary verb is avoir.

Pronunciation Tips

J’avais pardonné sounds like “zhavay pardone”
Tu avais pardonné sounds like “too avay pardone”
Il avait pardonné / Elle avait pardonné sounds like “eel avay pardone / el avay pardone”
Nous avions pardonné sounds like “noo zavyon pardone”
Vous aviez pardonné sounds like “voo zavyay pardone”
Ils avaient pardonné / Elles avaient pardonné sounds like “eelz avay pardone / elz avay pardone”

Usage Examples

J’avais pardonné à mon ami. – I had forgiven my friend.
Tu avais pardonné à ta sœur. – You had forgiven your sister.
Il avait pardonné à sa femme. – He had forgiven his wife.
Nous avions pardonné à nos parents. – We had forgiven our parents.
Vous aviez pardonné à vos enfants. – You had forgiven your children.
Ils avaient pardonné à leurs collègues. – They had forgiven their colleagues.