Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Introduction to the verb pasteller
The English translation of the French verb pasteller is “to color with pastels.” It is pronounced as “pah-stell-ay” in the infinitive form.
The word pasteller comes from the French word “pastel,” which refers to a type of colored crayon or chalk. The verb “pasteller” is mainly used in the artistic context to describe the act of coloring or drawing with pastels. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to add color or life to something.”
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English, “pasteller” is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) and the past participle “pastelé” (colored with pastels).
Three simple examples of “pasteller” in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais pastelé le ciel avec de jolies nuances de bleu. (I had colored the sky with pretty shades of blue.)
- Tu avais pastelé tes dessins avant de les exposer. (You had colored your drawings before exhibiting them.)
- Ils avaient pastelé le paysage pour le rendre plus vivant. (They had added color to the landscape to make it more vibrant.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of pasteller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais pastellé | J’avais pastellé la toile. | I had pastel on the canvas. |
tu | tu avais pastellé | Tu avais pastellé le dessin. | You had pastel on the drawing. |
il | il avait pastellé | Il avait pastellé le portrait. | He had pastel on the portrait. |
elle | elle avait pastellé | Elle avait pastellé la peinture. | She had pastel on the painting. |
on | on avait pastellé | On avait pastellé le tableau. | One had pastel on the painting. |
nous | nous avions pastellé | Nous avions pastellé le paysage. | We had pastel on the landscape. |
vous | vous aviez pastellé | Vous aviez pastellé le croquis. | You had pastel on the sketch. |
ils | ils avaient pastellé | Ils avaient pastellé le paysage. | They had pastel on the landscape. |
elles | elles avaient pastellé | Elles avaient pastellé le dessin. | They had pastel on the drawing. |
Other Conjugations for Pasteller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pasteller
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Pasteller – 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
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