Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Introduction to the verb féculer
The English translation of the French verb féculer is “to make starchy.” It is pronounced as “fay-koo-leh.”
Féculer comes from the noun “fécula” which means starch, and the suffix “-er” which is used to form verbs. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English.
Three simple examples of féculer in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais féculé la sauce avant de la servir. (I had made the sauce starchy before serving it.)
- Tu avais féculé la pâte pour qu’elle soit plus épaisse. (You had made the dough starchy to make it thicker.)
- Ils avaient féculé les légumes pour en faire une soupe. (They had made the vegetables starchy to make soup.)
In these examples, féculer is used to describe the action of making something starchy in the past. The Plus-que-parfait tense is often used to talk about an action that had already been completed before another past action.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of féculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais féculé | J’avais féculé le repas. | I had thickened the meal. |
tu | tu avais féculé | Tu avais féculé la sauce. | You had thickened the sauce. |
il | il avait féculé | Il avait féculé la soupe. | He had thickened the soup. |
elle | elle avait féculé | Elle avait féculé le ragoût. | She had thickened the stew. |
on | on avait féculé | On avait féculé le potage. | One had thickened the broth. |
nous | nous avions féculé | Nous avions féculé le bouillon. | We had thickened the broth. |
vous | vous aviez féculé | Vous aviez féculé la sauce. | You had thickened the sauce. |
ils | ils avaient féculé | Ils avaient féculé le plat. | They had thickened the dish. |
elles | elles avaient féculé | Elles avaient féculé la galette. | They had thickened the pancake. |
Other Conjugations for Féculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
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Féculer – 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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