Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Introduction to the verb dépiquer
The English translation of the French verb dépiquer is “to pick apart” or “to unpick”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-pee-kay”.
Dépiquer comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, meaning “undo” or “take apart”, and the verb “piquer”, meaning “to prick” or “to sting”. Its origins can be traced back to the Latin word “pungere” which has a similar meaning.
In everyday French, dépiquer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three examples of dépiquer in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais dépiqué toutes les coutures avant de coudre le nouveau bouton. (I had unpicked all the stitches before sewing on the new button.)
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Elle m’avait demandé de dépiquer les ourlets de sa jupe pour les rallonger. (She had asked me to pick apart the hem of her skirt to make it longer.)
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Nous avions dépiqué les vieux meubles pour en récupérer le bois. (We had picked apart the old furniture to salvage the wood.)
In each of these examples, the action of dépiquer was completed before another past action (sewing on a button, lengthening a skirt, salvaging wood) took place.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais dépiqué | J’avais dépiqué les pommes de terre. | I had dug up the potatoes. |
tu | tu avais dépiqué | Tu avais dépiqué les carottes. | You had dug up the carrots. |
il | il avait dépiqué | Il avait dépiqué les radis. | He had dug up the radishes. |
elle | elle avait dépiqué | Elle avait dépiqué les oignons. | She had dug up the onions. |
on | on avait dépiqué | On avait dépiqué les betteraves. | One had dug up the beets. |
nous | nous avions dépiqué | Nous avions dépiqué les légumes. | We had dug up the vegetables. |
vous | vous aviez dépiqué | Vous aviez dépiqué les fleurs. | You had dug up the flowers. |
ils | ils avaient dépiqué | Ils avaient dépiqué les pommes. | They had dug up the apples. |
elles | elles avaient dépiqué | Elles avaient dépiqué les fraises. | They had dug up the strawberries. |
Other Conjugations for Dépiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiquer
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Dépiquer – 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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