Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Introduction to the verb alpaguer
The English translation of the French verb alpaguer is “to accost” or “to hail.” It is pronounced as “al-pa-geh.”
The word alpaguer comes from the Latin word “allapare,” meaning “to seize suddenly.” It is most often used in everyday French 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 past action.
Here are three simple examples of alpaguer in the Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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Les policiers l’ont alpagué alors qu’il sortait du magasin. (The police accosted him as he was leaving the store.)
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Je me suis rappelé que je l’avais déjà alpagué dans la rue. (I remembered that I had already hailed him in the street.)
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Les passants ont été alpagués par un vendeur avec des flyers. (The passersby were approached by a salesman with flyers.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of alpaguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais alpagué | J’avais alpagué le voleur. | I had apprehended the thief. |
tu | tu avais alpagué | Tu avais alpagué le suspect. | You had apprehended the suspect. |
il | il avait alpagué | Il avait alpagué le malfaiteur. | He had apprehended the criminal. |
elle | elle avait alpagué | Elle avait alpagué le cambrioleur. | She had apprehended the burglar. |
on | on avait alpagué | On avait alpagué l’agresseur. | One had apprehended the attacker. |
nous | nous avions alpagué | Nous avions alpagué le bandit. | We had apprehended the bandit. |
vous | vous aviez alpagué | Vous aviez alpagué le voleur. | You had apprehended the thief. |
ils | ils avaient alpagué | Ils avaient alpagué le suspect. | They had apprehended the suspect. |
elles | elles avaient alpagué | Elles avaient alpagué le malfrat. | They had apprehended the criminal. |
Other Conjugations for Alpaguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alpaguer
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Alpaguer – 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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