Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Introduction to the verb escoffier
The English translation of the French verb escoffier is “to scorch” or “to singe.” It is pronounced as “es-koh-fyay.”
The verb escoffier comes from the Old French word “escofier,” meaning “to cook or prepare food,” which derives from the Latin word “excalficare,” meaning “to heat up.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, escoffier is conjugated as follows:
J’avais escoffé (I had scorched)
Tu avais escoffé (You had scorched)
Il/Elle avait escoffé (He/She had scorched)
Nous avions escoffé (We had scorched)
Vous aviez escoffé (You had scorched)
Ils/Elles avaient escoffé (They had scorched)
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’avais escoffé les légumes avant de les faire cuire. (I had scorched the vegetables before cooking them.)
- Tu avais escoffé le pain en le mettant au four. (You had singed the bread by putting it in the oven.)
- Elle avait escoffé ses cheveux en utilisant un fer à friser. (She had scorched her hair using a curling iron.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of escoffier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais escoffé | J’avais escoffé la viande. | I had cooked the meat. |
tu | tu avais escoffé | Tu avais escoffé le poisson. | You had cooked the fish. |
il | il avait escoffé | Il avait escoffé la soupe. | He had cooked the soup. |
elle | elle avait escoffé | Elle avait escoffé la salade. | She had cooked the salad. |
on | on avait escoffé | On avait escoffé le dessert. | One had cooked the dessert. |
nous | nous avions escoffé | Nous avions escoffé le plat. | We had cooked the dish. |
vous | vous aviez escoffé | Vous aviez escoffé le légume. | You had cooked the vegetable. |
ils | ils avaient escoffé | Ils avaient escoffé le repas. | They had cooked the meal. |
elles | elles avaient escoffé | Elles avaient escoffé la pizza. | They had cooked the pizza. |
Other Conjugations for Escoffier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escoffier
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Escoffier – 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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