Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Introduction to the verb pateliner
The English translation of the French verb pateliner is “to line with pastry” or “to pastry line.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “paht-lin-ay.”
The word pateliner comes from the French word “patelin,” which means “small city” or “village.” It is derived from the Latin word “patellina,” which means “small plate.” In everyday French, pateliner is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action or point in time.
Here are three simple examples of pateliner in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais pateliné le moule avant de verser la pâte à tarte. (I had lined the mold before pouring in the pie dough.)
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Tu avais pateliné la plaque avant d’y disposer les biscuits. (You had lined the baking sheet before placing the cookies on it.)
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Il avait pateliné la tourtière avant d’y mettre la garniture. (He had lined the pie dish before adding the filling.)
In all of these examples, the action of pateliner (lining with pastry) was completed before another action or event in the past.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of pateliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais pateliné | J’avais pateliné mes chaussures. | I had polished my shoes. |
tu | tu avais pateliné | Tu avais pateliné le piano. | You had polished the piano. |
il | il avait pateliné | Il avait pateliné sa voiture. | He had polished his car. |
elle | elle avait pateliné | Elle avait pateliné ses bijoux. | She had polished her jewelry. |
on | on avait pateliné | On avait pateliné la table. | One had polished the table. |
nous | nous avions pateliné | Nous avions pateliné les verres. | We had polished the glasses. |
vous | vous aviez pateliné | Vous aviez pateliné le plancher. | You had polished the floor. |
ils | ils avaient pateliné | Ils avaient pateliné le métal. | They had polished the metal. |
elles | elles avaient pateliné | Elles avaient pateliné leurs chaussures. | They had polished their shoes. |
Other Conjugations for Pateliner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb pateliner
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Pateliner – 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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