Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb désectoriser

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The English translation of désectoriser is “to desegregate.” The infinitive form, désectoriser, is pronounced as “day-sector-ee-zer.”

The verb désectoriser comes from the French prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “reverse,” and the word “sectoriser” meaning “to divide into sectors.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of breaking down barriers and promoting integration, especially in regards to racial or social segregation.

In the Plus-que-parfait tense, désectoriser is conjugated as “avais désectorisé” for the first person singular, “avais désectorisé” for the second person singular, “avait désectorisé” for the third person singular, and “avions désectorisé” for the first person plural. It is usually used to describe an action that had already been completed before a past event.

  1. J’avais désectorisé l’école avant que les élèves noirs ne commencent à y étudier. (I had desegregated the school before the black students started studying there.)
  2. Tu avais désectorisé la ville avant que les quartiers ne deviennent plus diversifiés. (You had desegregated the city before the neighborhoods became more diverse.)
  3. Ils avaient désectorisé le marché du travail avant que les lois anti-discrimination ne soient mises en place. (They had desegregated the job market before anti-discrimination laws were implemented.)

Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désectoriser

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je j’avais désectorisé J’avais désectorisé le quartier. I had desegregated the neighborhood.
tu tu avais désectorisé Tu avais désectorisé le bâtiment. You had desegregated the building.
il il avait désectorisé Il avait désectorisé le parc. He had desegregated the park.
elle elle avait désectorisé Elle avait désectorisé l’école. She had desegregated the school.
on on avait désectorisé On avait désectorisé la ville. One had desegregated the city.
nous nous avions désectorisé Nous avions désectorisé le quartier. We had desegregated the neighborhood.
vous vous aviez désectorisé Vous aviez désectorisé le bâtiment. You had desegregated the building.
ils ils avaient désectorisé Ils avaient désectorisé le parc. They had desegregated the park.
elles elles avaient désectorisé Elles avaient désectorisé l’école. They had desegregated the school.

Other Conjugations for Désectoriser.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser     (this article)

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désectoriser

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Désectoriser – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense

The French “plus-que-parfait” tense is a past tense used to express actions or events that occurred before another past action or event. It is often translated to English as the “pluperfect” tense. The name “plus-que-parfait” literally means “more than perfect,” indicating that it is a tense used to describe actions that were completed before a specific point in the past.
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Tense Formation

To form the plus-que-parfait tense, you typically use the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) in the imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. Here are the conjugations for both auxiliary verbs:
1. With “avoir” as the auxiliary verb:
   – J’avais mangé (I had eaten)
   – Tu avais parlé (You had spoken)
   – Il/elle/on avait fini (He/She/One had finished)
   – Nous avions lu (We had read)
   – Vous aviez choisi (You had chosen)
   – Ils/elles avaient joué (They had played)
2. With “être” as the auxiliary verb (usually for intransitive verbs or verbs indicating a state):
   – J’étais parti(e) (I had left)
   – Tu étais arrivé(e) (You had arrived)
   – Il/elle/on était tombé(e) (He/She/One had fallen)
   – Nous étions resté(e)s (We had stayed)
   – Vous étiez né(e)(s) (You had been born)
   – Ils/elles étaient monté(e)s (They had gone up)

Common everyday usage patterns

Sequencing of past events

The plus-que-parfait is used to express a past action that happened before another past action. For example, “J’avais mangé avant qu’il ne soit arrivé” (I had eaten before he arrived).

Background information

It is also used to provide background information or set the stage for a main past event. For instance, “Quand je suis arrivé, ils avaient déjà fini de manger” (When I arrived, they had already finished eating).

Hypothetical or reported speech

In indirect speech, the plus-que-parfait is used to report what someone had said or thought in the past. For example, “Il avait dit qu’il viendrait demain” (He had said that he would come tomorrow).

Interactions with other tenses

– The plus-que-parfait is often used in conjunction with the passé composé (simple past) to establish the sequence of past events. The passé composé describes the more recent action, while the plus-que-parfait describes the action that occurred earlier.
– It can also be used with the conditional mood to express a hypothetical past event, like “Si j’avais su, j’aurais agi différemment” (If I had known, I would have acted differently).
– When used in reported speech, it can be combined with the conditional mood or the imperfect subjunctive to reflect the original mood and tense of the reported statement.

Summary

The French plus-que-parfait tense is an essential part of the language for expressing past actions that occurred before other past actions, providing background information, and reporting past statements or thoughts. It is an integral component of constructing complex and accurate narratives in French.

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