S'étaient (en. Had)

/s‿e.tɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates a state of being or a condition in the past.

They had prepared for the trip.

Ils s'étaient préparés pour le voyage.

Used to express a reflexive action in the past.

They had met on vacation.

Elles s'étaient rencontrées en vacances.

Conjugation of the verb 'to be' in the pronominal form in the third person plural.

We were wondering where they had hidden.

Nous nous demandions où ils s'étaient cachés.

Pronominal form of the verb 'to be' in French.

had agreed

They had established an agreement.

s'étaient mis d'accord

had separated

They had ended their relationship.

s'étaient séparés

had adapted

They had adjusted their behavior.

s'étaient adaptés

to be

Verb indicating existence or state.

être

to settle

To take a place, to establish oneself.

s'installer

to meet

To end up in the same place.

se rencontrer

Syndrome of procrastination in the past.

They told themselves they had already prepared, but in reality, it was just promises.

Ils se disaient qu'ils s'étaient déjà préparés, mais en réalité, c'était juste des promesses.

Used to ironically refer to a group that does nothing.

All these people had, but in the end, no one showed up.

Tous ces gens s'étaient, mais au final, personne n'est venu.