Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Introduction to the verb craboter
The English translation of the French verb craboter is “to plane” or “to shave.”
The infinitive form of craboter is pronounced /kʁabɔte/.
The word craboter comes from the French word “crabot,” which means “plane” or “shave.” It is derived from the Latin word “crabotus,” meaning “a carpenter’s plane.”
In everyday French, craboter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to indicate an action that had been completed in the past before another action took place. It is also commonly used to describe an action that had been ongoing in the past.
Three examples of craboter in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais déjà craboté le bois avant que le menuisier n’arrive. (I had already planed the wood before the carpenter arrived.)
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Tu avais toujours craboté avec précision avant de te mettre à la menuiserie. (You had always meticulously planed before starting woodworking.)
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Les menuisiers avaient longtemps craboté avant de terminer cette belle table en bois. (The carpenters had planed for a long time before finishing this beautiful wooden table.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of craboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais craboté | J’avais craboté pendant des heures. | I had searched for crabs for hours. |
tu | tu avais craboté | Tu avais craboté avec moi hier soir. | You had searched for crabs with me last night. |
il | il avait craboté | Il avait craboté au bord de la mer. | He had searched for crabs by the sea. |
elle | elle avait craboté | Elle avait craboté depuis son enfance. | She had searched for crabs since childhood. |
on | on avait craboté | On avait craboté sur la plage. | One had searched for crabs on the beach. |
nous | nous avions craboté | Nous avions craboté dans l’océan. | We had searched for crabs in the ocean. |
vous | vous aviez craboté | Vous aviez craboté en vacances. | You had searched for crabs on vacation. |
ils | ils avaient craboté | Ils avaient craboté sur la côte. | They had searched for crabs on the coast. |
elles | elles avaient craboté | Elles avaient craboté près du port. | They had searched for crabs near the harbor. |
Other Conjugations for Craboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
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Craboter – 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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