Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Introduction to the verb drageonner
The English translation of the French verb drageonner is “to shoot up” or “to grow shoots.” It is pronounced as “dra-jeh-oh-nay” in its infinitive form.
The word drageonner comes from the Old French word “drageon,” which means “young shoot” or “small branch.” It is derived from the Latin root “draconem,” meaning “young dragon.” In everyday French, drageonner is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais drageonné l’année dernière lorsque j’ai remarqué une augmentation de croissance sur mes plants de tomates. (I had shot up last year when I noticed an increase in growth on my tomato plants.)
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Tu avais drageonné ton entreprise avant de la vendre à un grand groupe. (You had grown your business before selling it to a large corporation.)
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Ils avaient drageonné dans leur jardin depuis des années, mais cette année, ils ont décidé d’arrêter et de cultiver des fleurs à la place. (They had grown shoots in their garden for years, but this year, they decided to stop and grow flowers instead.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of drageonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais drageonné | J’avais drageonné dans le jardin. | I had propagated in the garden. |
tu | tu avais drageonné | Tu avais drageonné des boutures. | You had propagated cuttings. |
il | il avait drageonné | Il avait drageonné avec succès. | He had successfully propagated. |
elle | elle avait drageonné | Elle avait drageonné des plantes. | She had propagated plants. |
on | on avait drageonné | On avait drageonné pendant des heures. | One had been propagating for hours. |
nous | nous avions drageonné | Nous avions drageonné ensemble. | We had propagated together. |
vous | vous aviez drageonné | Vous aviez drageonné avec diligence. | You had diligently propagated. |
ils | ils avaient drageonné | Ils avaient drageonné jusqu’à l’aube. | They had propagated until dawn. |
elles | elles avaient drageonné | Elles avaient drageonné toutes les plantes. | They had propagated all the plants. |
Other Conjugations for Drageonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drageonner
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Drageonner – 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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