Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Introduction to the verb déglacer
The English translation of the French verb déglacer is “to deglaze.” It is pronounced as “day-glah-seh.”
Déglacer comes from the French word “glas” meaning “ice.” In culinary terms, it refers to the process of removing the caramelized bits of food stuck to the bottom of a pan by adding liquid and scraping them off, usually with a wooden spoon. This technique is commonly used in French cooking to create a flavorful sauce for a dish.
In everyday French, déglacer 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. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of déglacer in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais déglacé la poêle avant d’ajouter les légumes. (I had deglazed the pan before adding the vegetables.)
- Tu étais déjà parti quand j’ai déglacé la sauce. (You had already left when I deglazed the sauce.)
- Ils étaient partis pour l’apéritif quand j’ai déglacé le jus de viande. (They had gone for drinks when I deglazed the meat juice.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déglacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais déglacé | J’avais déglacé la poêle. | I had deglazed the pan. |
tu | tu avais déglacé | Tu avais déglacé la sauce. | You had deglazed the sauce. |
il | il avait déglacé | Il avait déglacé le plat. | He had deglazed the dish. |
elle | elle avait déglacé | Elle avait déglacé le rôti. | She had deglazed the roast. |
on | on avait déglacé | On avait déglacé les légumes. | One had deglazed the vegetables. |
nous | nous avions déglacé | Nous avions déglacé la viande. | We had deglazed the meat. |
vous | vous aviez déglacé | Vous aviez déglacé les fruits. | You had deglazed the fruits. |
ils | ils avaient déglacé | Ils avaient déglacé le poisson. | They had deglazed the fish. |
elles | elles avaient déglacé | Elles avaient déglacé le riz. | They had deglazed the rice. |
Other Conjugations for Déglacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déglacer
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Déglacer – 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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