Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Introduction to the verb emplâtrer
The English translation of the French verb emplâtrer is “to patch up” or “to plaster”. It is pronounced as “ahn-plah-truh” in its infinitive form.
The word emplâtrer comes from the Latin word “implicare” which means “to fold in” or “to involve”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- J’avais emplâtré le mur avant que mes invités n’arrivent. (I had patched up the wall before my guests arrived.)
- Tu avais emplâtré les plaies de ton frère avant qu’il aille à l’école. (You had plastered your brother’s wounds before he went to school.)
- Elle avait emplâtré sa relation avec son mari avant qu’il ne la quitte. (She had patched up her relationship with her husband before he left her.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of emplâtrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais emplâtré | J’avais emplâtré le mur. | I had plastered the wall. |
tu | tu avais emplâtré | Tu avais emplâtré la blessure. | You had plastered the wound. |
il | il avait emplâtré | Il avait emplâtré le plafond. | He had plastered the ceiling. |
elle | elle avait emplâtré | Elle avait emplâtré la fissure. | She had plastered the crack. |
on | on avait emplâtré | On avait emplâtré la fissure. | One had plastered the crack. |
nous | nous avions emplâtré | Nous avions emplâtré le trou. | We had plastered the hole. |
vous | vous aviez emplâtré | Vous aviez emplâtré le plafond. | You had plastered the ceiling. |
ils | ils avaient emplâtré | Ils avaient emplâtré le mur. | They had plastered the wall. |
elles | elles avaient emplâtré | Elles avaient emplâtré le plafond. | They had plastered the ceiling. |
Other Conjugations for Emplâtrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplâtrer
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Emplâtrer – 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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