Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Introduction to the verb capturer
The English translation of the French verb capturer is “to capture.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kahp-too-ray.”
The word capturer originated from the Latin word “captura,” meaning “a taking.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express an action that happened before another past action.
Example 1: J’avais capturé le papillon avant qu’il ne s’envole.
Translation: I had captured the butterfly before it flew away.
Example 2: Ils avaient capturé le voleur avant que la police n’arrive.
Translation: They had captured the thief before the police arrived.
Example 3: Elle avait capturé mon cœur dès le premier regard.
Translation: She had captured my heart from the first glance.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of capturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais capturé | J’avais capturé le papillon. | I had captured the butterfly. |
tu | tu avais capturé | Tu avais capturé le serpent. | You had captured the snake. |
il | il avait capturé | Il avait capturé le voleur. | He had captured the thief. |
elle | elle avait capturé | Elle avait capturé le poisson. | She had captured the fish. |
on | on avait capturé | On avait capturé le cheval. | One had captured the horse. |
nous | nous avions capturé | Nous avions capturé l’oiseau. | We had captured the bird. |
vous | vous aviez capturé | Vous aviez capturé le tigre. | You had captured the tiger. |
ils | ils avaient capturé | Ils avaient capturé le lion. | They had captured the lion. |
elles | elles avaient capturé | Elles avaient capturé le chat. | They had captured the cat. |
Other Conjugations for Capturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
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Capturer – 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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