Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Introduction to the verb concasser
The English translation of the French verb concasser is “to crush” or “to grind.” It is pronounced as “kohn-kah-say” in its infinitive form.
The word concasser comes from the Latin word “concarere,” meaning “to smash into pieces.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and is most often used in culinary contexts to describe the action of crushing or grinding ingredients into smaller pieces.
In everyday French, concasser is most often used in the past tense, particularly the Plus-que-parfait tense. This tense indicates an action that was completed before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
1) J’avais concassé les amandes avant de les ajouter à la pâte à gâteau. (I had crushed the almonds before adding them to the cake batter.)
2) Tu avais concassé l’ail et l’oignon pour faire la sauce tomate. (You had ground the garlic and onion to make the tomato sauce.)
3) Elle avait concassé les biscuits pour préparer la base du cheesecake. (She had crushed the biscuits to make the base of the cheesecake.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of concasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais concassé | J’avais concassé les noix. | I had crushed the nuts. |
tu | tu avais concassé | Tu avais concassé les épices. | You had crushed the spices. |
il | il avait concassé | Il avait concassé les herbes. | He had crushed the herbs. |
elle | elle avait concassé | Elle avait concassé l’ail. | She had crushed the garlic. |
on | on avait concassé | On avait concassé les tomates. | One had crushed the tomatoes. |
nous | nous avions concassé | Nous avions concassé les noix. | We had crushed the nuts. |
vous | vous aviez concassé | Vous aviez concassé le poivre. | You had crushed the pepper. |
ils | ils avaient concassé | Ils avaient concassé les grains. | They had crushed the grains. |
elles | elles avaient concassé | Elles avaient concassé les noisettes. | They had crushed the hazelnuts. |
Other Conjugations for Concasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concasser
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Concasser – 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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