Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Introduction to the verb caporaliser
The English translation of the French verb caporaliser is “to promote to corporal”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “kah-poh-rah-lee-zay”.
The word “caporaliser” comes from the French noun “caporal”, which means corporal in English. The suffix “-iser” is added to verbs to indicate “to make something into” or “to transform into”. Therefore, “caporaliser” literally means “to make into a corporal”. It is often used in the military context to describe the act of promoting someone to the rank of corporal.
In everyday French, caporaliser 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 was completed in the past, before another action also in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of caporaliser in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais caporalisé les meilleurs soldats de mon unité avant d’être promu moi-même. (I had promoted the best soldiers in my unit before being promoted myself.)
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Tu avais caporalisé ton cousin après sa formation militaire. (You had promoted your cousin after his military training.)
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Il avait caporalisé ses amis pour les récompenser de leur bravoure au combat. (He had promoted his friends to reward them for their bravery in combat.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of caporaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais caporalisé | J’avais caporalisé l’équipe. | I had made the team into a corporal. |
tu | tu avais caporalisé | Tu avais caporalisé l’armée. | You had made the army into a corporal. |
il | il avait caporalisé | Il avait caporalisé l’escouade. | He had made the squad into a corporal. |
elle | elle avait caporalisé | Elle avait caporalisé la section. | She had made the section into a corporal. |
on | on avait caporalisé | On avait caporalisé le groupe. | One had made the group into a corporal. |
nous | nous avions caporalisé | Nous avions caporalisé l’équipe. | We had made the team into a corporal. |
vous | vous aviez caporalisé | Vous aviez caporalisé le régiment. | You had made the regiment into a corporal. |
ils | ils avaient caporalisé | Ils avaient caporalisé la compagnie. | They had made the company into a corporal. |
elles | elles avaient caporalisé | Elles avaient caporalisé la division. | They had made the division into a corporal. |
Other Conjugations for Caporaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caporaliser
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Caporaliser – 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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