Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Introduction to the verb effacer
The English translation of the French verb effacer is “to erase” or “to delete.” It is pronounced as “eh-fa-say” in the infinitive form.
Effacer comes from the Latin word “exfacere” which means “to obliterate.” It entered the French language in the 12th century. In everyday French, effacer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses actions that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of effacer used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’avais effacé toutes les données avant de rendre l’ordinateur. (I had deleted all the data before returning the computer.)
- Il avait effacé son nom de la liste des invités. (He had erased his name from the guest list.)
- Nous avions effacé toutes les erreurs avant de rendre les devoirs. (We had corrected all the mistakes before returning the assignments.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of effacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais effacé | J’avais effacé mon erreur. | I had erased my mistake. |
tu | tu avais effacé | Tu avais effacé le tableau. | You had erased the board. |
il | il avait effacé | Il avait effacé le message. | He had erased the message. |
elle | elle avait effacé | Elle avait effacé la photo. | She had erased the photo. |
on | on avait effacé | On avait effacé le document. | One had erased the document. |
nous | nous avions effacé | Nous avions effacé les données. | We had erased the data. |
vous | vous aviez effacé | Vous aviez effacé l’erreur. | You had erased the mistake. |
ils | ils avaient effacé | Ils avaient effacé le fichier. | They had erased the file. |
elles | elles avaient effacé | Elles avaient effacé l’image. | They had erased the image. |
Other Conjugations for Effacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
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Effacer – 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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