Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Introduction to the verb dessiner
The English translation of dessiner is “to draw.” The infinitive form of dessiner is pronounced as “deh-see-neh.”
The language origin of dessiner comes from the Latin word “designare,” meaning “to designate” or “to mark out.” It was then adopted into Old French as “dessiner” with the same meaning. In modern French, dessiner is most often used in everyday speech to refer to the act of creating a picture or image on paper or another surface using a pencil, pen, or other drawing tool.
Examples of dessiner in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais dessiné un portrait de ma mère avant qu’elle ne parte en voyage. (I had drawn a portrait of my mother before she left on her trip.)
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Nous avions dessiné un plan détaillé de la ville avant de partir pour notre excursion. (We had drawn a detailed map of the city before leaving for our excursion.)
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Ils avaient dessiné des fleurs sur le mur de leur chambre lorsqu’ils étaient enfants. (They had drawn flowers on the wall of their room when they were children.)
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I had drawn a portrait of my mother before she left on her trip.
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We had drawn a detailed map of the city before leaving for our excursion.
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They had drawn flowers on the wall of their room when they were children.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dessiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais dessiné | J’avais dessiné un arbre. | I had drawn a tree. |
tu | tu avais dessiné | Tu avais dessiné un portrait. | You had drawn a portrait. |
il | il avait dessiné | Il avait dessiné une maison. | He had drawn a house. |
elle | elle avait dessiné | Elle avait dessiné un paysage. | She had drawn a landscape. |
on | on avait dessiné | On avait dessiné une voiture. | One had drawn a car. |
nous | nous avions dessiné | Nous avions dessiné une fleur. | We had drawn a flower. |
vous | vous aviez dessiné | Vous aviez dessiné un animal. | You had drawn an animal. |
ils | ils avaient dessiné | Ils avaient dessiné un pont. | They had drawn a bridge. |
elles | elles avaient dessiné | Elles avaient dessiné un paysage. | They had drawn a landscape. |
Other Conjugations for Dessiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
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Dessiner – 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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