Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Introduction to the verb daguer
The English translation of the French verb daguer is “to photograph.” It is pronounced as “da-geh” in its infinitive form.
The verb daguer originated from the name of the inventor of the first photographic process, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. 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 was completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait (imperfect) tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of daguer in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais dagué la vue de la Tour Eiffel avant que la pluie ne commence. (I had photographed the view of the Eiffel Tower before the rain started.)
- Tu étais dagué ces paysages magnifiques avant que tu ne tombes malade. (You had photographed these beautiful landscapes before you got sick.)
- Ils étaient dagués par un professionnel avant de publier les photos dans le magazine. (They had been photographed by a professional before publishing the pictures in the magazine.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of daguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais dagué | J’avais dagué la photo. | I had daguerreotyped the photo. |
tu | tu avais dagué | Tu avais dagué le portrait. | You had daguerreotyped the portrait. |
il | il avait dagué | Il avait dagué la scène. | He had daguerreotyped the scene. |
elle | elle avait dagué | Elle avait dagué le paysage. | She had daguerreotyped the landscape. |
on | on avait dagué | On avait dagué l’événement. | One had daguerreotyped the event. |
nous | nous avions dagué | Nous avions dagué le monument. | We had daguerreotyped the monument. |
vous | vous aviez dagué | Vous aviez dagué la nature. | You had daguerreotyped nature. |
ils | ils avaient dagué | Ils avaient dagué la ville. | They had daguerreotyped the city. |
elles | elles avaient dagué | Elles avaient dagué le modèle. | They had daguerreotyped the model. |
Other Conjugations for Daguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb daguer
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Daguer – 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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