Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Introduction to the verb extrapoler
The English translation of the French verb extrapoler is “to extrapolate.” It is pronounced as “eks-truh-puh-leh” in its infinitive form.
Extrapoler comes from the Latin word “extrapolare,” which means “to calculate by extending known information.” In everyday French, it is mostly used in its infinitive form as a technical term in science, mathematics, and statistics. However, it can also be used in a more general sense to mean “to infer” or “to predict.”
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, extrapoler is used to talk about an action that was completed before a past event. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with English translations:
- J’avais extrapolé les données avant la réunion. (I had extrapolated the data before the meeting.)
- Ils avaient extrapolé les résultats pour prédire l’impact du changement climatique. (They had extrapolated the results to predict the impact of climate change.)
- Elle avait extrapolé les tendances pour estimer les ventes futures. (She had extrapolated the trends to estimate future sales.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of extrapoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais extrapolé | J’avais extrapolé les résultats. | I had extrapolated the results. |
tu | tu avais extrapolé | Tu avais extrapolé l’hypothèse. | You had extrapolated the hypothesis. |
il | il avait extrapolé | Il avait extrapolé le modèle. | He had extrapolated the model. |
elle | elle avait extrapolé | Elle avait extrapolé les données. | She had extrapolated the data. |
on | on avait extrapolé | On avait extrapolé la tendance. | One had extrapolated the trend. |
nous | nous avions extrapolé | Nous avions extrapolé les informations. | We had extrapolated the information. |
vous | vous aviez extrapolé | Vous aviez extrapolé la méthode. | You had extrapolated the method. |
ils | ils avaient extrapolé | Ils avaient extrapolé le phénomène. | They had extrapolated the phenomenon. |
elles | elles avaient extrapolé | Elles avaient extrapolé les résultats. | They had extrapolated the results. |
Other Conjugations for Extrapoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb extrapoler
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Extrapoler – 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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