Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Introduction to the verb plastiquer
The English translation of the French verb plastiquer is “to blow up with explosives” or “to dynamite.” It is pronounced “plah-stee-kay.”
The word plastiquer comes from the French noun plastique, which means “plastic.” The verb plastiquer was formed by adding the suffix “er” to the noun, creating a verb that describes the action of using plastic explosives to blow something up.
In everyday French, plastiquer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action. For example, “I had blown up the building before the police arrived.”
Here are three simple examples of plastiquer in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- J’avais plastiqué le coffre-fort avant que la police ne soit arrivée. (I had blown up the safe before the police arrived.)
- Vous aviez plastiqué la voiture de votre voisin sans qu’il le sache. (You had dynamited your neighbor’s car without him knowing.)
- Ils avaient plastiqué le pont pour empêcher l’avancée des ennemis. (They had blown up the bridge to stop the enemy’s advance.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of plastiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais plastiqué | J’avais plastiqué la bombe. | I had bombed it. |
tu | tu avais plastiqué | Tu avais plastiqué l’immeuble. | You had bombed the building. |
il | il avait plastiqué | Il avait plastiqué la voiture. | He had bombed the car. |
elle | elle avait plastiqué | Elle avait plastiqué la banque. | She had bombed the bank. |
on | on avait plastiqué | On avait plastiqué le pont. | One had bombed the bridge. |
nous | nous avions plastiqué | Nous avions plastiqué le bureau. | We had bombed the office. |
vous | vous aviez plastiqué | Vous aviez plastiqué le musée. | You had bombed the museum. |
ils | ils avaient plastiqué | Ils avaient plastiqué le train. | They had bombed the train. |
elles | elles avaient plastiqué | Elles avaient plastiqué la gare. | They had bombed the train station. |
Other Conjugations for Plastiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plastiquer
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Plastiquer – 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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