Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Introduction to the verb déchaumer
The English translation of the French verb déchaumer is “to plow.” It is pronounced as “day-show-may.”
Déchaumer comes from the Old French word “deschaumer,” which originated from the Latin word “exculcare,” meaning “to plow.” It is most commonly used in every day French to describe the action of plowing a field, either with a plow or by hand.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, déchaumer is used to describe an action that had been completed before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’avais déchaumé le champ avant que la pluie n’arrive.
Translation: I had plowed the field before the rain arrived. -
Ils avaient déchaumé toute la journée avant de s’arrêter pour le déjeuner.
Translation: They had been plowing all day before stopping for lunch. -
Elle m’avait dit qu’elle avait déchaumé le jardin le week-end dernier.
Translation: She had told me that she had plowed the garden last weekend.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déchaumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais déchaumé | J’avais déchaumé le champ. | I had harrowed the field. |
tu | tu avais déchaumé | Tu avais déchaumé la terre. | You had harrowed the land. |
il | il avait déchaumé | Il avait déchaumé le sol. | He had harrowed the soil. |
elle | elle avait déchaumé | Elle avait déchaumé le jardin. | She had harrowed the garden. |
on | on avait déchaumé | On avait déchaumé le potager. | One had harrowed the vegetable garden. |
nous | nous avions déchaumé | Nous avions déchaumé la pelouse. | We had harrowed the lawn. |
vous | vous aviez déchaumé | Vous aviez déchaumé le pré. | You had harrowed the meadow. |
ils | ils avaient déchaumé | Ils avaient déchaumé le terrain. | They had harrowed the field. |
elles | elles avaient déchaumé | Elles avaient déchaumé la vigne. | They had harrowed the vineyard. |
Other Conjugations for Déchaumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déchaumer
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Déchaumer – 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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