Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Introduction to the verb manucurer
The English translation of the French verb manucurer is “to manicure.” It is pronounced “mah-noo-kyuh-ray.”
The word manucurer comes from the Latin word “manus,” meaning “hand,” and the French verb “curer,” meaning “to clean.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to refer to the act of cleaning and beautifying one’s fingernails and hands.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, manucurer is used to describe an action that had already been completed in the past. It is formed by using the verb “avoir” in the imperfect tense followed by the past participle of manucurer.
Here are 3 examples of manucurer in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais manucuré mes ongles avant la soirée. (I had manicured my nails before the party.)
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Tu avais manucuré tes mains pour le rendez-vous. (You had manicured your hands for the date.)
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Elle avait manucuré ses ongles toutes les semaines. (She had manicured her nails every week.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of manucurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais manucuré | J’avais manucuré mes ongles. | I had manicured my nails. |
tu | tu avais manucuré | Tu avais manucuré les ongles de ta mère. | You had manicured your mother’s nails. |
il | il avait manucuré | Il avait manucuré ses ongles. | He had manicured his nails. |
elle | elle avait manucuré | Elle avait manucuré les ongles de sa sœur. | She had manicured her sister’s nails. |
on | on avait manucuré | On avait manucuré les ongles de tout le monde. | One had manicured everyone’s nails. |
nous | nous avions manucuré | Nous avions manucuré nos ongles. | We had manicured our nails. |
vous | vous aviez manucuré | Vous aviez manucuré les ongles de vos clientes. | You had manicured your clients’ nails. |
ils | ils avaient manucuré | Ils avaient manucuré leurs ongles. | They had manicured their nails. |
elles | elles avaient manucuré | Elles avaient manucuré les ongles de leurs amies. | They had manicured their friends’ nails. |
Other Conjugations for Manucurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb manucurer
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Manucurer – 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
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