Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Introduction to the verb expectorer
The English translation of the French verb expectorer is “to expectorate” or “to spit up”. It is pronounced as [ɛks.pɛk.tɔ.ʁe] in its infinitive form.
The word “expectorer” comes from the Latin word “expectorare” which means “to expel from the chest, to cough up”. It is most commonly used in its reflexive form “s’expectorer” in everyday French.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, “expectorer” is used to talk about an action that happened in the past, before another action or event in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of “expectorer”.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais s’expectoré avant de partir au travail. (I had expectorated before leaving for work.)
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Elle s’était expectorée pendant la nuit. (She had spit up during the night.)
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Nous nous étions expectorés après avoir mangé du fromage. (We had expectorated after eating cheese.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of expectorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais expectoré | J’avais expectoré le mucus. | I had expectorated the mucus. |
tu | tu avais expectoré | Tu avais expectoré le médicament. | You had expectorated the medication. |
il | il avait expectoré | Il avait expectoré le produit. | He had expectorated the product. |
elle | elle avait expectoré | Elle avait expectoré le sirop. | She had expectorated the syrup. |
on | on avait expectoré | On avait expectoré le virus. | One had expectorated the virus. |
nous | nous avions expectoré | Nous avions expectoré le caillot. | We had expectorated the clot. |
vous | vous aviez expectoré | Vous aviez expectoré le remède. | You had expectorated the remedy. |
ils | ils avaient expectoré | Ils avaient expectoré le mélange. | They had expectorated the mixture. |
elles | elles avaient expectoré | Elles avaient expectoré le poison. | They had expectorated the poison. |
Other Conjugations for Expectorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expectorer
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Expectorer – 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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