Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Introduction to the verb abécher
The English translation of the French verb abécher is “to disfigure” or “to deform.” The infinitive form, abécher, is pronounced “ah-bay-shay.”
The language origin of abécher can be traced back to the Old French word “abechier,” which meant “to bark” or “to howl.” Over time, it evolved to mean “to disfigure,” possibly due to the distorted sounds made by animals when they bark or howl. In everyday French, abécher 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 had already been completed in the past before another action took place.
Examples:
- Je m’étais abéché le visage en tombant de vélo. (I had disfigured my face when falling off my bike.)
- Avant de subir une chirurgie, elle s’était abéchée le nez en se battant avec son frère. (Before undergoing surgery, she had deformed her nose while fighting with her brother.)
- Les enfants s’étaient abéchés les doigts en jouant avec les ciseaux. (The children had deformed their fingers while playing with scissors.)
English translations:
- I had disfigured my face when falling off my bike.
- Before undergoing surgery, she had deformed her nose while fighting with her brother.
- The children had deformed their fingers while playing with scissors.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of abécher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais abéché | J’avais abéché le mur. | I had damaged the wall. |
tu | tu avais abéché | Tu avais abéché le miroir. | You had damaged the mirror. |
il | il avait abéché | Il avait abéché la table. | He had damaged the table. |
elle | elle avait abéché | Elle avait abéché la voiture. | She had damaged the car. |
on | on avait abéché | On avait abéché la porte. | One had damaged the door. |
nous | nous avions abéché | Nous avions abéché le sol. | We had damaged the floor. |
vous | vous aviez abéché | Vous aviez abéché le plafond. | You had damaged the ceiling. |
ils | ils avaient abéché | Ils avaient abéché le carrelage. | They had damaged the tiles. |
elles | elles avaient abéché | Elles avaient abéché la fenêtre. | They had damaged the window. |
Other Conjugations for Abécher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
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Abécher – 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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