Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Introduction to the verb dilater
The English translation of the French verb dilater is “to dilate.” It is pronounced “dee-lah-teh.”
The word dilater comes from the Latin verb “dilatare,” meaning “to spread out or enlarge.” It entered the French language in the 13th century.
In everyday French, dilater is most often used in its Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of how dilater is used in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais dilaté mes pupilles avant de rentrer dans la salle de cinéma. (I had dilated my pupils before entering the movie theater.)
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Nous avions dilaté le temps en prenant notre temps pour finir nos devoirs. (We had stretched out time by taking our time to finish our homework.)
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Les médecins avaient dilaté les veines du patient pour faciliter le passage du sang. (The doctors had dilated the patient’s veins to facilitate the passage of blood.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dilater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais dilaté | J’avais dilaté mes pupilles. | I had dilated my pupils. |
tu | tu avais dilaté | Tu avais dilaté tes veines. | You had dilated your veins. |
il | il avait dilaté | Il avait dilaté son estomac. | He had dilated his stomach. |
elle | elle avait dilaté | Elle avait dilaté son col de l’utérus. | She had dilated her cervix. |
on | on avait dilaté | On avait dilaté nos horizons. | One had expanded our horizons. |
nous | nous avions dilaté | Nous avions dilaté les pupilles des spectateurs. | We had dilated the audience’s pupils. |
vous | vous aviez dilaté | Vous aviez dilaté vos pupilles. | You had dilated your pupils. |
ils | ils avaient dilaté | Ils avaient dilaté leurs veines. | They had dilated their veins. |
elles | elles avaient dilaté | Elles avaient dilaté leur estomac. | They had dilated their stomachs. |
Other Conjugations for Dilater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
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Dilater – 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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