Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Introduction to the verb raviner
The English translation of the French verb raviner is “to ruin” or “to destroy.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “rah-vee-neh.”
The word raviner comes from the Latin word “rapiniare,” meaning “to ravage” or “to plunder.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of using raviner in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais ravine le jardin de mes parents avant qu’ils ne rentrent de vacances. (I had ruined my parents’ garden before they came back from vacation.)
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Les voleurs avaient ravine l’appartement pendant que nous étions au travail. (The thieves had destroyed the apartment while we were at work.)
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Le feu avait ravine la forêt entière avant que les pompiers n’arrivent. (The fire had destroyed the entire forest before the firefighters arrived.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of raviner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais raviné | J’avais raviné le chemin. | I had ravined the path. |
tu | tu avais raviné | Tu avais raviné la colline. | You had ravined the hill. |
il | il avait raviné | Il avait raviné le terrain. | He had ravined the land. |
elle | elle avait raviné | Elle avait raviné la montagne. | She had ravined the mountain. |
on | on avait raviné | On avait raviné la rivière. | One had ravined the river. |
nous | nous avions raviné | Nous avions raviné la vallée. | We had ravined the valley. |
vous | vous aviez raviné | Vous aviez raviné le ravin. | You had ravined the ravine. |
ils | ils avaient raviné | Ils avaient raviné le plateau. | They had ravined the plateau. |
elles | elles avaient raviné | Elles avaient raviné le champ. | They had ravined the field. |
Other Conjugations for Raviner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raviner
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Raviner – 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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