Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Introduction to the verb piocher
The English translation of the French verb piocher is “to dig” or “to pick”. The infinitive form is pronounced “pyo-shay”.
Piocher comes from the Latin word “pilotare” which means to guide or steer. It entered the French language in the 14th century with the meaning of “to pierce” or “to make a hole”. Over time, the meaning evolved to also include digging or picking up items. In everyday French, piocher is often used in the context of manual labor, gardening, or picking up objects.
Examples of piocher in the plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais pioché dans mon jardin toute la journée avant de m’écrouler de fatigue. (I had been digging in my garden all day before collapsing from exhaustion.)
- Tu avais pioché dans la terre pour trouver des vers de terre pour la pêche. (You had been picking in the soil to find worms for fishing.)
- Elle avait pioché des fruits mûrs dans le verger pour faire une tarte. (She had picked ripe fruits from the orchard to make a pie.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of piocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais pioché | J’avais pioché une carte. | I had drawn a card. |
tu | tu avais pioché | Tu avais pioché une carte. | You had drawn a card. |
il | il avait pioché | Il avait pioché une carte. | He had drawn a card. |
elle | elle avait pioché | Elle avait pioché une carte. | She had drawn a card. |
on | on avait pioché | On avait pioché une carte. | One had drawn a card. |
nous | nous avions pioché | Nous avions pioché une carte. | We had drawn a card. |
vous | vous aviez pioché | Vous aviez pioché une carte. | You had drawn a card. |
ils | ils avaient pioché | Ils avaient pioché une carte. | They had drawn a card. |
elles | elles avaient pioché | Elles avaient pioché une carte. | They had drawn a card. |
Other Conjugations for Piocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb piocher
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Piocher – 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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