Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Introduction to the verb défragmenter
The English translation of défragmenter is “to defragment.” The infinitive form, défragmenter, is pronounced “day-frag-men-tay.”
Défragmenter is a word of French origin derived from the Latin word “fragmentum” meaning “a piece.” It is a computer term that refers to the process of organizing and optimizing the data on a hard disk. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait (pluperfect) tense to talk about an action that had been completed before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the imparfait (imperfect) tense and adding the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of défragmenter in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais défragmenté mon disque dur avant que le technicien n’arrive. (I had defragmented my hard drive before the technician arrived.)
- Il avait défragmenté son ordinateur plusieurs fois mais il continuait d’avoir des problèmes. (He had defragmented his computer multiple times but he kept experiencing issues.)
- Nous avions défragmenté tous nos fichiers avant de partir en vacances. (We had defragmented all our files before leaving for vacation.)
In all of these examples, the action of défragmenter had been completed before another past action or event. This tense is commonly used in narratives or storytelling to provide background information or to show the sequence of events.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of défragmenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais défragmenté | J’avais défragmenté mon ordinateur. | I had defragmented my computer. |
tu | tu avais défragmenté | Tu avais défragmenté ton disque dur. | You had defragmented your hard drive. |
il | il avait défragmenté | Il avait défragmenté le fichier. | He had defragmented the file. |
elle | elle avait défragmenté | Elle avait défragmenté la clé USB. | She had defragmented the USB drive. |
on | on avait défragmenté | On avait défragmenté le disque. | One had defragmented the disk. |
nous | nous avions défragmenté | Nous avions défragmenté le système. | We had defragmented the system. |
vous | vous aviez défragmenté | Vous aviez défragmenté la mémoire. | You had defragmented the memory. |
ils | ils avaient défragmenté | Ils avaient défragmenté la partition. | They had defragmented the partition. |
elles | elles avaient défragmenté | Elles avaient défragmenté le disque. | They had defragmented the disk. |
Other Conjugations for Défragmenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défragmenter
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Défragmenter – 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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