Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Introduction to the verb reculotter
The English translation of the French verb reculotter is “to pull up one’s pants” or “to hitch up one’s pants.” It is pronounced “ruh-koo-luh-teh” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of reculotter comes from the combination of two words: “re-” meaning again or back, and “culotte” meaning pants or trousers. In everyday French, reculotter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’avais reculotté mon pantalon avant de sortir de la maison. (I had pulled up my pants before leaving the house.)
- Ils étaient déjà reculottés quand je suis arrivé à la fête. (They had already pulled up their pants when I arrived at the party.)
- Nous avions reculotté nos pantalons avant de traverser le ruisseau. (We had hitched up our pants before crossing the stream.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of reculotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais reculotté | J’avais reculotté le bébé. | I had changed the baby’s diaper. |
tu | tu avais reculotté | Tu avais reculotté le chien. | You had put a new diaper on the dog. |
il | il avait reculotté | Il avait reculotté le chat. | He had put a new diaper on the cat. |
elle | elle avait reculotté | Elle avait reculotté le bébé. | She had changed the baby’s diaper. |
on | on avait reculotté | On avait reculotté le bébé. | One had changed the baby’s diaper. |
nous | nous avions reculotté | Nous avions reculotté le bébé. | We had changed the baby’s diaper. |
vous | vous aviez reculotté | Vous aviez reculotté le bébé. | You had changed the baby’s diaper. |
ils | ils avaient reculotté | Ils avaient reculotté le bébé. | They had changed the baby’s diaper. |
elles | elles avaient reculotté | Elles avaient reculotté le bébé. | They had changed the baby’s diaper. |
Other Conjugations for Reculotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb reculotter
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Reculotter – 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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