Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Introduction to the verb casemater
The English translation of the French verb casemater is “to checkmate” or “to corner.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kahz-mah-teh.”
Casemater comes from the French word “caser,” which means “to put or place.” In chess, to casemate is to put the opponent’s king in a position where they cannot escape and are effectively “cornered.” However, in everyday French, casemater is also used metaphorically to mean “to outsmart” or “to defeat.”
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, casemater is conjugated as “j’avais casematé,” meaning “I had checkmated.” Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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J’avais casematé mon adversaire avant qu’il ne puisse réaliser ce qui se passait. (I had checkmated my opponent before he realized what was happening.)
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Tu avais casematé ton frère au jeu d’échecs hier soir. (You had checkmated your brother at chess last night.)
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Nous avions casematé nos concurrents grâce à notre stratégie bien pensée. (We had checkmated our competitors thanks to our well thought out strategy.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of casemater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais casematé | J’avais casematé le soldat. | I had watched the soldier. |
tu | tu avais casematé | Tu avais casematé le criminel. | You had watched the criminal. |
il | il avait casematé | Il avait casematé l’ennemi. | He had watched the enemy. |
elle | elle avait casematé | Elle avait casematé le suspect. | She had watched the suspect. |
on | on avait casematé | On avait casematé le gardien. | One had watched the guard. |
nous | nous avions casematé | Nous avions casematé le prisonnier. | We had watched the prisoner. |
vous | vous aviez casematé | Vous aviez casematé le fugitif. | You had watched the fugitive. |
ils | ils avaient casematé | Ils avaient casematé le terroriste. | They had watched the terrorist. |
elles | elles avaient casematé | Elles avaient casematé le voleur. | They had watched the thief. |
Other Conjugations for Casemater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
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Casemater – 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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