Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Introduction to the verb exhumer
The English translation of the French verb exhumer is “to exhume.” It is pronounced as “eg-zoo-meh” in its infinitive form.
Exhumer comes from the Latin word “exhumare,” meaning “to dig out” or “to unearth.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the English past perfect tense.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais exhumé un vieux coffre dans le grenier. (I had unearthed an old chest in the attic.)
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Tu avais exhumé des documents importants dans les archives. (You had dug out important documents in the archives.)
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Il avait exhumé une vieille affaire qui avait été oubliée. (He had brought up an old case that had been forgotten.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of exhumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais exhumé | J’avais exhumé un vieux livre. | I had unearthed an old book. |
tu | tu avais exhumé | Tu avais exhumé une vieille photo. | You had exhumed an old photo. |
il | il avait exhumé | Il avait exhumé un cadavre. | He had exhumed a corpse. |
elle | elle avait exhumé | Elle avait exhumé une tombe. | She had exhumed a grave. |
on | on avait exhumé | On avait exhumé des artefacts. | One had exhumed artifacts. |
nous | nous avions exhumé | Nous avions exhumé des documents. | We had exhumed documents. |
vous | vous aviez exhumé | Vous aviez exhumé un trésor. | You had exhumed a treasure. |
ils | ils avaient exhumé | Ils avaient exhumé des os. | They had exhumed bones. |
elles | elles avaient exhumé | Elles avaient exhumé des objets. | They had exhumed objects. |
Other Conjugations for Exhumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exhumer
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Exhumer – 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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