Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Introduction to the verb déshydrater
The English translation of déshydrater is “to dehydrate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-shee-dra-tay.”
Déshydrater comes from the combination of the prefix “dés-” meaning “to remove” and the word “hydrater” meaning “to hydrate.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the process of removing water from something, usually food, in order to preserve it or make it more concentrated.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, déshydrater is used to talk about an action that had been completed at a point in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’avais déshydraté des pommes pour les conserver plus longtemps. (I had dehydrated apples to preserve them longer.)
- Tu avais déshydraté de la viande pour notre randonnée en montagne. (You had dehydrated meat for our mountain hike.)
- Ils avaient déshydraté des fruits pour faire des collations saines. (They had dehydrated fruits to make healthy snacks.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déshydrater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais déshydraté | J’avais déshydraté les fruits. | I had dehydrated the fruits. |
tu | tu avais déshydraté | Tu avais déshydraté les légumes. | You had dehydrated the vegetables. |
il | il avait déshydraté | Il avait déshydraté la viande. | He had dehydrated the meat. |
elle | elle avait déshydraté | Elle avait déshydraté les herbes. | She had dehydrated the herbs. |
on | on avait déshydraté | On avait déshydraté le poisson. | One had dehydrated the fish. |
nous | nous avions déshydraté | Nous avions déshydraté les aliments. | We had dehydrated the food. |
vous | vous aviez déshydraté | Vous aviez déshydraté les fruits. | You had dehydrated the fruits. |
ils | ils avaient déshydraté | Ils avaient déshydraté les légumes. | They had dehydrated the vegetables. |
elles | elles avaient déshydraté | Elles avaient déshydraté les herbes. | They had dehydrated the herbs. |
Other Conjugations for Déshydrater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déshydrater
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Déshydrater – 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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