Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Introduction to the verb matricer
The English translation of the French verb matricer is “to stencil” or “to matrix.” It is pronounced as “ma-tree-say” in the infinitive form.
The word matricer comes from the French noun “matrice” meaning “matrix” and the suffix “-er” which is used to form verbs in French. Matricer is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three examples of how matricer is used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais matricé le mot “bienvenue” sur la porte avant la fête. (I had stenciled the word “welcome” on the door before the party.)
- Avant de déménager, j’avais matricé mon nom sur toutes mes affaires. (Before moving, I had stenciled my name on all my belongings.)
- Elle avait matricé un dessin de fleurs sur le mur de sa chambre. (She had stenciled a flower design on the wall of her room.)
In all of these examples, the action of stenciling (matricer) happened before another past action, indicated by the use of the Plus-que-parfait tense. The word matricer can also be used in other tenses, such as the present tense (matrice) or future tense (matricerai), but it is most commonly used in the past tense.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of matricer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais matricé | J’avais matricé le document. | I had matrixed the document. |
tu | tu avais matricé | Tu avais matricé le programme. | You had matrixed the program. |
il | il avait matricé | Il avait matricé le projet. | He had matrixed the project. |
elle | elle avait matricé | Elle avait matricé le rapport. | She had matrixed the report. |
on | on avait matricé | On avait matricé la présentation. | One had matrixed the presentation. |
nous | nous avions matricé | Nous avions matricé le schéma. | We had matrixed the diagram. |
vous | vous aviez matricé | Vous aviez matricé le tableau. | You had matrixed the table. |
ils | ils avaient matricé | Ils avaient matricé le dossier. | They had matrixed the file. |
elles | elles avaient matricé | Elles avaient matricé la liste. | They had matrixed the list. |
Other Conjugations for Matricer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb matricer
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Matricer – 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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