Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Introduction to the verb essoriller
The English translation of the French verb essoriller is “to defoliate” or “to strip the leaves off.” It is pronounced as “eh-so-ree-yay” in its infinitive form.
Essoriller is derived from the Latin word “exfoliare,” which means “to strip leaves.” It is often used in everyday French to describe the action of removing leaves from a plant or tree. In the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English, essoriller is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of how essoriller is used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- J’avais essorillé la plante avant de la replanter. (I had defoliated the plant before replanting it.)
- Il avait essorillé tous les arbres pour faciliter la récolte. (He had stripped the leaves off all the trees to make harvesting easier.)
- Nous avions essorillé les buissons pour donner plus de lumière à notre jardin. (We had defoliated the bushes to give more light to our garden.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of essoriller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais essorillé | J’avais essorillé le poulet. | I had removed the chicken’s wing. |
tu | tu avais essorillé | Tu avais essorillé le pigeon. | You had removed the pigeon’s wing. |
il | il avait essorillé | Il avait essorillé l’oiseau. | He had removed the bird’s wing. |
elle | elle avait essorillé | Elle avait essorillé la mouette. | She had removed the seagull’s wing. |
on | on avait essorillé | On avait essorillé la colombe. | One had removed the dove’s wing. |
nous | nous avions essorillé | Nous avions essorillé le corbeau. | We had removed the crow’s wing. |
vous | vous aviez essorillé | Vous aviez essorillé la chauve-souris. | You had removed the bat’s wing. |
ils | ils avaient essorillé | Ils avaient essorillé l’aigle. | They had removed the eagle’s wing. |
elles | elles avaient essorillé | Elles avaient essorillé la mouette. | They had removed the seagull’s wing. |
Other Conjugations for Essoriller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoriller
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Essoriller – 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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