Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Introduction to the verb duveter
The English translation of the French verb duveter is “to fluff up” or “to puff up.” It is pronounced as “doo-vuh-tey.”
Duveter comes from the Old French word “duvet,” which means “down” or “soft feathers,” and the suffix “-er,” which is used to indicate the infinitive form of a verb. It is most often used in everyday French in the plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English.
Some examples of duveter in the plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Je m’étais duveté les oreillers avant de me coucher. (I had fluffed up the pillows before going to bed.)
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Les enfants s’étaient duvetés les couettes pour faire un nid douillet. (The children had puffed up the comforters to make a cozy nest.)
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Nous nous étions duvetés avant l’arrivée de nos invités. (We had fluffed ourselves up before the arrival of our guests.)
The translations of these sentences in the past perfect tense in English would be:
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I had fluffed up the pillows before going to bed.
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The children had puffed up the comforters to make a cozy nest.
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We had fluffed ourselves up before the arrival of our guests.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of duveter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais duveté | J’avais duveté le matelas. | I had fluffed the mattress. |
tu | tu avais duveté | Tu avais duveté les oreillers. | You had fluffed the pillows. |
il | il avait duveté | Il avait duveté la couette. | He had fluffed the duvet. |
elle | elle avait duveté | Elle avait duveté la taie d’oreiller. | She had fluffed the pillowcase. |
on | on avait duveté | On avait duveté la couverture. | One had fluffed the blanket. |
nous | nous avions duveté | Nous avions duveté le coussin. | We had fluffed the cushion. |
vous | vous aviez duveté | Vous aviez duveté la couverture. | You had fluffed the blanket. |
ils | ils avaient duveté | Ils avaient duveté la moquette. | They had fluffed the carpet. |
elles | elles avaient duveté | Elles avaient duveté la couverture. | They had fluffed the blanket. |
Other Conjugations for Duveter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb duveter
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Duveter – 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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