Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Introduction to the verb emplumer
The English translation of the French verb emplumer is “to pluck” or “to feather”. It is pronounced as “ahm-ploom-eh”.
The word emplumer comes from the Latin word “pluma” meaning “feather”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the past tense, specifically in the Plus-que-parfait tense. This tense is used to describe an action that had occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of emplumer being used in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Hier matin, j’avais emplumé tous les dindes pour le repas. (Yesterday morning, I had plucked all the turkeys for the meal.)
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Elle avait déjà emplumé ses ailes avant de prendre son envol. (She had already feathered her wings before taking flight.)
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Les joueurs avaient emplumé leurs flèches avant le début du tournoi. (The players had feathered their arrows before the start of the tournament.)
In all these examples, the verb emplumer is used in its past participle form, “emplumé”, to indicate that the action had been completed before the main past action.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of emplumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais emplumé | J’avais emplumé mon chapeau. | I had plumed my hat. |
tu | tu avais emplumé | Tu avais emplumé tes ailes. | You had plumed your wings. |
il | il avait emplumé | Il avait emplumé le paon. | He had plumed the peacock. |
elle | elle avait emplumé | Elle avait emplumé sa coiffe. | She had plumed her headdress. |
on | on avait emplumé | On avait emplumé le costume. | One had plumed the costume. |
nous | nous avions emplumé | Nous avions emplumé les costumes. | We had plumed the costumes. |
vous | vous aviez emplumé | Vous aviez emplumé le chapeau. | You had plumed the hat. |
ils | ils avaient emplumé | Ils avaient emplumé leurs coiffes. | They had plumed their headdresses. |
elles | elles avaient emplumé | Elles avaient emplumé les ailes. | They had plumed the wings. |
Other Conjugations for Emplumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emplumer
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Emplumer – 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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