Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Introduction to the verb lanciner
The English translation of the French verb lanciner is “to lacerate” or “to tear apart.” It is pronounced as “lahn-see-nay” in the infinitive form.
The word “lanciner” comes from the Latin “lancinare,” meaning “to tear” or “to rend.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense of the past in English. This tense is used to describe an action that had already happened before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’avais lanciné ma robe avant de la mettre au lavage. (I had torn my dress before putting it in the washing machine.)
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Ils avaient lanciné leurs ennemis avant de fuir la bataille. (They had lacerated their enemies before fleeing the battle.)
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Elle avait lanciné la lettre de rupture avant de la jeter à la poubelle. (She had torn apart the breakup letter before throwing it in the trash.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of lanciner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais lanciné | J’avais lanciné pendant des heures. | I had been throbbing for hours. |
tu | tu avais lanciné | Tu avais lanciné pendant toute la nuit. | You had been throbbing all night. |
il | il avait lanciné | Il avait lanciné toute la journée. | He had been throbbing all day. |
elle | elle avait lanciné | Elle avait lanciné tout le week-end. | She had been throbbing all weekend. |
on | on avait lanciné | On avait lanciné depuis des mois. | One had been throbbing for months. |
nous | nous avions lanciné | Nous avions lanciné pendant des années. | We had been throbbing for years. |
vous | vous aviez lanciné | Vous aviez lanciné depuis longtemps. | You had been throbbing for a long time. |
ils | ils avaient lanciné | Ils avaient lanciné tout l’hiver. | They had been throbbing all winter. |
elles | elles avaient lanciné | Elles avaient lanciné depuis l’automne. | They had been throbbing since fall. |
Other Conjugations for Lanciner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb lanciner
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Lanciner – 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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