Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Introduction to the verb assécher
The English translation of the French verb assécher is “to dry up” or “to drain.” The pronunciation of the infinitive form is ah-seh-shay.
Assécher comes from the Latin word “exsiccare,” meaning “to dry out.” It is often used in everyday French to describe the action of removing moisture or liquid from something.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, assécher is used to describe an action that had been completed in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais asséché mes vêtements avant de les mettre dans le placard. (I had dried my clothes before putting them in the closet.)
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Tu avais asséché le lac pour pouvoir construire une plage artificielle. (You had drained the lake in order to build an artificial beach.)
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Ils avaient asséché la piscine pour la nettoyer. (They had drained the pool to clean it.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of assécher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais asséché | J’avais asséché le linge. | I had dried the laundry. |
tu | tu avais asséché | Tu avais asséché la terre. | You had dried the ground. |
il | il avait asséché | Il avait asséché le puits. | He had dried the well. |
elle | elle avait asséché | Elle avait asséché la rivière. | She had dried the river. |
on | on avait asséché | On avait asséché le lac. | One had dried the lake. |
nous | nous avions asséché | Nous avions asséché les chaussures. | We had dried the shoes. |
vous | vous aviez asséché | Vous aviez asséché le bois. | You had dried the wood. |
ils | ils avaient asséché | Ils avaient asséché les vêtements. | They had dried the clothes. |
elles | elles avaient asséché | Elles avaient asséché la peau. | They had dried the skin. |
Other Conjugations for Assécher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
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Assécher – 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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