Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Introduction to the verb obliquer
The English translation of the French verb obliquer is “to veer” or “to deviate.” The infinitive form, obliquer, is pronounced as “oh-blee-kay.”
The word obliquer comes from the Latin word “obliquus,” meaning “slanting” or “sideways.”
In everyday French, obliquer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of obliquer in the Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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J’avais obliqué vers la droite avant de me rendre compte que j’étais perdu.
(I had veered to the right before realizing that I was lost.) -
Les pilotes avaient obliqué brusquement pour éviter la collision.
(The pilots had suddenly veered to avoid a collision.) -
Quand j’étais jeune, je n’avais jamais obliqué de mon chemin pour aller à l’école.
(When I was young, I had never deviated from my path to go to school.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of obliquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais obliqué | J’avais obliqué vers la droite. | I had turned to the right. |
tu | tu avais obliqué | Tu avais obliqué vers la gauche. | You had turned to the left. |
il | il avait obliqué | Il avait obliqué vers le sud. | He had turned to the south. |
elle | elle avait obliqué | Elle avait obliqué vers le nord. | She had turned to the north. |
on | on avait obliqué | On avait obliqué vers l’est. | One had turned to the east. |
nous | nous avions obliqué | Nous avions obliqué vers l’ouest. | We had turned to the west. |
vous | vous aviez obliqué | Vous aviez obliqué vers le sud. | You had turned to the south. |
ils | ils avaient obliqué | Ils avaient obliqué vers le nord. | They had turned to the north. |
elles | elles avaient obliqué | Elles avaient obliqué vers l’ouest. | They had turned to the west. |
Other Conjugations for Obliquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb obliquer
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Obliquer – 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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