Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Introduction to the verb dépurer
The English translation of the French verb dépurer is “to purify” or “to cleanse.” It is pronounced as “day-poo-ray.”
The word dépurer comes from the Latin word “depurare,” meaning “to purify” or “to clean.” It entered the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, dépurer is most often used 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.
Here are three simple examples of dépurer in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais déjà dépurgé ma maison avant que mes invités arrivent. (I had already cleaned my house before my guests arrived.)
- Les déchets avaient été dépurgés avant d’être envoyés à la décharge. (The waste had been purified before being sent to the landfill.)
- Quand je suis arrivé à l’usine, les produits avaient déjà été dépurgés. (When I arrived at the factory, the products had already been purified.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais dépûré | J’avais dépûré le texte. | I had purged the text. |
tu | tu avais dépûré | Tu avais dépûré le dossier. | You had purged the file. |
il | il avait dépûré | Il avait dépûré les données. | He had purged the data. |
elle | elle avait dépûré | Elle avait dépûré le fichier. | She had purged the document. |
on | on avait dépûré | On avait dépûré le système. | One had purged the system. |
nous | nous avions dépûré | Nous avions dépûré le programme. | We had purged the program. |
vous | vous aviez dépûré | Vous aviez dépûré l’historique. | You had purged the history. |
ils | ils avaient dépûré | Ils avaient dépûré le mémoire. | They had purged the memory. |
elles | elles avaient dépûré | Elles avaient dépûré l’application. | They had purged the application. |
Other Conjugations for Dépurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
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Dépurer – 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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