Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Introduction to the verb padoquer
The English translation of the French verb padoquer is “to walk clumsily” or “to trudge”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “pa-doh-key”.
Padoquer comes from the Old French word “padouquer” which means “to trample” or “to tread heavily”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Examples of padoquer in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Il avait padoqué dans la boue pendant des heures. (He had trudged through the mud for hours.)
- Nous avions padoqué jusqu’au sommet de la montagne. (We had walked clumsily to the top of the mountain.)
- Les enfants étaient épuisés après avoir padoqué toute la journée. (The children were exhausted after trudging all day.)
Note: In all these examples, the verb padoquer is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (had) and the past participle form “padoqué”.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of padoquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais padoqué | J’avais padoqué toute la nuit. | I had partied all night. |
tu | tu avais padoqué | Tu avais padoqué avec tes amis. | You had partied with your friends. |
il | il avait padoqué | Il avait padoqué toute la soirée. | He had partied all evening. |
elle | elle avait padoqué | Elle avait padoqué jusqu’au matin. | She had partied until morning. |
on | on avait padoqué | On avait padoqué dans la rue. | One had partied in the street. |
nous | nous avions padoqué | Nous avions padoqué dans le parc. | We had partied in the park. |
vous | vous aviez padoqué | Vous aviez padoqué au bar. | You had partied at the bar. |
ils | ils avaient padoqué | Ils avaient padoqué chez eux. | They had partied at their place. |
elles | elles avaient padoqué | Elles avaient padoqué en boîte. | They had partied at the club. |
Other Conjugations for Padoquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb padoquer
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Padoquer – 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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