Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Introduction to the verb incinérer
The English translation of the French verb incinérer is “to incinerate.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “an-see-neh-ray.”
The word incinérer comes from the Latin word “incinerare,” which means “to burn to ashes.” It is commonly used in everyday French to refer to the act of burning something completely to ashes, especially in a controlled and deliberate manner.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English, incinérer is conjugated as follows:
J’avais incinéré (I had incinerated)
Tu avais incinéré (You had incinerated)
Il/Elle avait incinéré (He/She had incinerated)
Nous avions incinéré (We had incinerated)
Vous aviez incinéré (You had incinerated)
Ils/Elles avaient incinéré (They had incinerated)
Examples:
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J’avais incinéré tous les documents confidentiels avant de quitter mon ancien emploi. (I had incinerated all the confidential documents before leaving my previous job.)
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Tu avais incinéré les vieilles lettres de ta grand-mère sans t’en rendre compte. (You had incinerated your grandmother’s old letters without realizing it.)
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Elles avaient incinéré toutes les preuves pour couvrir leur crime. (They had incinerated all the evidence to cover up their crime.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of incinérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais incinéré | J’avais incinéré les déchets. | I had incinerated the waste. |
tu | tu avais incinéré | Tu avais incinéré le papier. | You had incinerated the paper. |
il | il avait incinéré | Il avait incinéré la poubelle. | He had incinerated the trash can. |
elle | elle avait incinéré | Elle avait incinéré le carton. | She had incinerated the cardboard. |
on | on avait incinéré | On avait incinéré le bois. | One had incinerated the wood. |
nous | nous avions incinéré | Nous avions incinéré les ordures. | We had incinerated the garbage. |
vous | vous aviez incinéré | Vous aviez incinéré les bouteilles. | You had incinerated the bottles. |
ils | ils avaient incinéré | Ils avaient incinéré les plastiques. | They had incinerated the plastics. |
elles | elles avaient incinéré | Elles avaient incinéré les emballages. | They had incinerated the packaging. |
Other Conjugations for Incinérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incinérer
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Incinérer – 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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