Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Introduction to the verb déflaquer
The English translation of the French verb déflaquer is “to lose its freshness” or “to go stale.” It is pronounced as “deh-fla-kay”.
Déflaquer comes from the French word “flaque” which means “puddle” or “pool.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past before another past action.
Examples:
- J’avais oublié de manger le pain et il avait déjà déflaqué. (I had forgotten to eat the bread and it had already gone stale.)
- Nous étions en vacances depuis une semaine et les croissants avaient déflaqué. (We had been on vacation for a week and the croissants had gone stale.)
- Tu avais laissé la salade au frigo trop longtemps, elle avait déflaqué. (You had left the salad in the fridge for too long, it had gone bad.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déflaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais déflaqué | J’avais déflaqué le pneu. | I had deflated the tire. |
tu | tu avais déflaqué | Tu avais déflaqué le ballon. | You had deflated the ball. |
il | il avait déflaqué | Il avait déflaqué le ballon. | He had deflated the balloon. |
elle | elle avait déflaqué | Elle avait déflaqué la balle. | She had deflated the ball. |
on | on avait déflaqué | On avait déflaqué le pneu. | One had deflated the tire. |
nous | nous avions déflaqué | Nous avions déflaqué le pneu. | We had deflated the tire. |
vous | vous aviez déflaqué | Vous aviez déflaqué la roue. | You had deflated the wheel. |
ils | ils avaient déflaqué | Ils avaient déflaqué le ballon. | They had deflated the ball. |
elles | elles avaient déflaqué | Elles avaient déflaqué la balle. | They had deflated the ball. |
Other Conjugations for Déflaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflaquer
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Déflaquer – 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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