Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Introduction to the verb déparaffiner
The English translation of the French verb déparaffiner is “to de-wax” or “to remove wax”. It is pronounced “day-pa-ra-fee-nay”.
The word déparaffiner comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, meaning “to remove”, and the word “paraffine”, which is a type of wax. It is used in everyday French to describe the action of removing wax from a surface or substance.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, déparaffiner is used to describe an action that had already been completed in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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J’avais déparaffiné mes skis avant de les utiliser. (I had de-waxed my skis before using them.)
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Elle avait déparaffiné toutes les bougies avant de les allumer. (She had removed the wax from all the candles before lighting them.)
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Nous avions déparaffiné les meubles en bois avant de les vernir. (We had de-waxed the wooden furniture before varnishing them.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déparaffiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais déparaffiné | J’avais déparaffiné la bougie. | I had removed the wax from the candle. |
tu | tu avais déparaffiné | Tu avais déparaffiné la cire. | You had removed the wax. |
il | il avait déparaffiné | Il avait déparaffiné la substance. | He had removed the substance. |
elle | elle avait déparaffiné | Elle avait déparaffiné la solution. | She had removed the solution. |
on | on avait déparaffiné | On avait déparaffiné l’échantillon. | One had removed the sample. |
nous | nous avions déparaffiné | Nous avions déparaffiné le mélange. | We had removed the mixture. |
vous | vous aviez déparaffiné | Vous aviez déparaffiné le produit. | You had removed the product. |
ils | ils avaient déparaffiné | Ils avaient déparaffiné la substance. | They had removed the substance. |
elles | elles avaient déparaffiné | Elles avaient déparaffiné le mélange. | They had removed the mixture. |
Other Conjugations for Déparaffiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparaffiner
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Déparaffiner – 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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