Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Introduction to the verb creuser
The English translation of the French verb creuser is “to dig.” The infinitive form of creuser is pronounced as “kruh-zay.”
The word creuser comes from the Latin word “crusus,” which means “to dig, excavate.” It is a regular verb in French, meaning that it follows a standard conjugation pattern.
In everyday French, creuser is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’avais creusé un trou dans le jardin avant que la pluie ne commence à tomber. (I had dug a hole in the garden before the rain started to fall.)
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Elle était fatiguée parce qu’elle avait creusé toute la journée dans la mine. (She was tired because she had been digging in the mine all day.)
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Nous avions creusé des tunnels dans la neige pour nous protéger du froid. (We had dug tunnels in the snow to protect ourselves from the cold.)
In these examples, the verb creuser is conjugated in the Plus-que-parfait tense (avais creusé, était creusée, avions creusé) to indicate that the action of digging was completed before another event or action in the past. The English translations also use the past perfect tense to convey this meaning.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of creuser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais creusé | J’avais creusé un trou. | I had dug a hole. |
tu | tu avais creusé | Tu avais creusé une tranchée. | You had dug a trench. |
il | il avait creusé | Il avait creusé un tunnel. | He had dug a tunnel. |
elle | elle avait creusé | Elle avait creusé un puits. | She had dug a well. |
on | on avait creusé | On avait creusé une fosse. | One had dug a pit. |
nous | nous avions creusé | Nous avions creusé un canal. | We had dug a canal. |
vous | vous aviez creusé | Vous aviez creusé un trou. | You had dug a hole. |
ils | ils avaient creusé | Ils avaient creusé une grotte. | They had dug a cave. |
elles | elles avaient creusé | Elles avaient creusé un abri. | They had dug a shelter. |
Other Conjugations for Creuser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb creuser
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Creuser – 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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