Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Introduction to the verb cisailler
The English translation of the French verb cisailler is “to shear” or “to cut with scissors”. The infinitive form is pronounced “see-zah-yay”.
The word “cisailler” comes from the Old French word “cisail”, meaning “shears”. 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 had already happened before another past event.
Here are three examples of how “cisailler” is used in the Plus-que-parfait tense in everyday French:
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Nous avions cisaillé les moutons avant que la pluie ne commence. (We had sheared the sheep before the rain started.)
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Tu avais cisaillé tes cheveux pour la fête de la Saint-Patrick. (You had cut your hair for St. Patrick’s Day.)
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Les couturières avaient cisaillé les tissus pour la nouvelle collection. (The seamstresses had cut the fabrics for the new collection.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cisailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais cisaillé | J’avais cisaillé le tissu. | I had cut the fabric. |
tu | tu avais cisaillé | Tu avais cisaillé le papier. | You had cut the paper. |
il | il avait cisaillé | Il avait cisaillé la carte. | He had cut the card. |
elle | elle avait cisaillé | Elle avait cisaillé la photo. | She had cut the photo. |
on | on avait cisaillé | On avait cisaillé le ruban. | One had cut the ribbon. |
nous | nous avions cisaillé | Nous avions cisaillé la toile. | We had cut the canvas. |
vous | vous aviez cisaillé | Vous aviez cisaillé le carton. | You had cut the cardboard. |
ils | ils avaient cisaillé | Ils avaient cisaillé le fil. | They had cut the thread. |
elles | elles avaient cisaillé | Elles avaient cisaillé le fil. | They had cut the thread. |
Other Conjugations for Cisailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
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Cisailler – 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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