Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Introduction to the verb espoliner
The English translation of the French verb espoliner is “to impoverish” or “to drain.” It is pronounced as “eh-spoh-lee-nay.”
Espoliner comes from the Latin word “spoliare” meaning “to strip” or “to rob.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense to describe an action that had been completed before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’avais espoliné mes économies avant de perdre mon emploi. (I had drained my savings before losing my job.)
- Les inondations avaient espoliné les récoltes de la région. (The floods had impoverished the crops in the region.)
- Ils avaient espoliné toutes les richesses du pays avant de fuir. (They had plundered all the wealth of the country before fleeing.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of espoliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais espoliné | J’avais espoliné une bouteille de vin. | I had decanted a bottle of wine. |
tu | tu avais espoliné | Tu avais espoliné ta bière. | You had decanted your beer. |
il | il avait espoliné | Il avait espoliné son verre d’eau. | He had decanted his glass of water. |
elle | elle avait espoliné | Elle avait espoliné une carafe de jus. | She had decanted a carafe of juice. |
on | on avait espoliné | On avait espoliné le vin rouge. | One had decanted the red wine. |
nous | nous avions espoliné | Nous avions espoliné le champagne. | We had decanted the champagne. |
vous | vous aviez espoliné | Vous aviez espoliné le porto. | You had decanted the port. |
ils | ils avaient espoliné | Ils avaient espoliné le cognac. | They had decanted the cognac. |
elles | elles avaient espoliné | Elles avaient espoliné le whisky. | They had decanted the whisky. |
Other Conjugations for Espoliner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espoliner
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Espoliner – 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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