Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Introduction to the verb déferrer
The English translation of the French verb déferrer is “to remove the shoes from a horse”. It is pronounced as “deh-feh-reh” in its infinitive form.
Déferrer comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which means “to remove” and the word “ferré” which refers to the horseshoes. This verb is most often used in everyday French when talking about taking off the horseshoes from a horse.
Examples of déferrer in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais déferré le cheval avant de le mettre au pré. (I had removed the horse’s shoes before putting him in the field.)
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Tu avais déferré les chevaux de course pour les laisser se reposer. (You had taken off the racehorses’ shoes to let them rest.)
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Ils avaient déferré les poneys avant de les mettre dans le van. (They had removed the ponies’ shoes before putting them in the trailer.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déferrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais déferré | J’avais déferré le cheval. | I had removed the shoes from the horse. |
tu | tu avais déferré | Tu avais déferré le cheval. | You had removed the shoes from the horse. |
il | il avait déferré | Il avait déferré le cheval. | He had removed the shoes from the horse. |
elle | elle avait déferré | Elle avait déferré le cheval. | She had removed the shoes from the horse. |
on | on avait déferré | On avait déferré le cheval. | One had removed the shoes from the horse. |
nous | nous avions déferré | Nous avions déferré le cheval. | We had removed the shoes from the horse. |
vous | vous aviez déferré | Vous aviez déferré le cheval. | You had removed the shoes from the horse. |
ils | ils avaient déferré | Ils avaient déferré le cheval. | They had removed the shoes from the horse. |
elles | elles avaient déferré | Elles avaient déferré le cheval. | They had removed the shoes from the horse. |
Other Conjugations for Déferrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
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Déferrer – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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