Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Introduction to the verb diéser
The English translation of the French verb diéser is “to sharpen.” It is pronounced “dee-ay-zay” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word diéser can be traced back to the Latin word “discidere” meaning “to cut off.” In French, it evolved to “desaiguise” which eventually became “diéser.”
In everyday French, diéser is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. It is used to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Example 1:
J’avais diésé mes couteaux avant de commencer à cuisiner.
I had sharpened my knives before starting to cook.
Example 2:
Tu avais diésé tes crayons avant de faire tes devoirs.
You had sharpened your pencils before doing your homework.
Example 3:
Ils avaient diésé leurs outils avant de commencer à travailler.
They had sharpened their tools before starting to work.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of diéser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais diésé | J’avais diésé le la mineur. | I had sharpened the minor. |
tu | tu avais diésé | Tu avais diésé le mi majeur. | You had sharpened the major. |
il | il avait diésé | Il avait diésé le do dièse. | He had sharpened the C sharp. |
elle | elle avait diésé | Elle avait diésé le fa dièse. | She had sharpened the F sharp. |
on | on avait diésé | On avait diésé le sol dièse. | One had sharpened the G sharp. |
nous | nous avions diésé | Nous avions diésé le ré dièse. | We had sharpened the D sharp. |
vous | vous aviez diésé | Vous aviez diésé le si dièse. | You had sharpened the B sharp. |
ils | ils avaient diésé | Ils avaient diésé le mi bémol. | They had sharpened the E flat. |
elles | elles avaient diésé | Elles avaient diésé le la bémol. | They had sharpened the A flat. |
Other Conjugations for Diéser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
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Diéser – 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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