Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Introduction to the verb escher
The English translation of the French verb escher is “to escape.” It is pronounced “ess-shay.”
The word “escher” comes from the Old French word “escaper,” meaning “to flee.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, or the past perfect tense, which is used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of how “escher” is used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais échappé à la police avant qu’ils arrivent. (I had escaped from the police before they arrived.)
- Il était tombé et avait failli échapper à la mort. (He had fallen and had almost escaped death.)
- Nous étions partis avant qu’elle ne s’échappe de la cage. (We had left before she escaped from the cage.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of escher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais esché | J’avais esché toutes les pièces. | I had sketched all the pieces. |
tu | tu avais esché | Tu avais esché une belle image. | You had sketched a beautiful picture. |
il | il avait esché | Il avait esché un portrait. | He had sketched a portrait. |
elle | elle avait esché | Elle avait esché un paysage. | She had sketched a landscape. |
on | on avait esché | On avait esché le plan. | One had sketched the plan. |
nous | nous avions esché | Nous avions esché un portrait. | We had sketched a portrait. |
vous | vous aviez esché | Vous aviez esché un dessin. | You had sketched a drawing. |
ils | ils avaient esché | Ils avaient esché un croquis. | They had sketched a sketch. |
elles | elles avaient esché | Elles avaient esché un dessin. | They had sketched a drawing. |
Other Conjugations for Escher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escher
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Escher – 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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