Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Introduction to the verb portraiturer
The English translation of the French verb portraiturer is “to portray” or “to depict.” The infinitive form is pronounced “pawr-truh-tyuh-ray.”
The word portraiturer has its roots in the Latin word “portrahere,” meaning “to draw or depict.” It entered French in the 16th century and has been used primarily in the context of art, specifically for creating portraits.
In everyday French, portraiturer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that occurred before another past action. Some common uses of portraiturer in this tense include:
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J’avais portraituré ma famille avant de partir en voyage. (I had portrayed my family before leaving on the trip.)
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Avant de mourir, l’artiste avait portraituré son amour de jeunesse. (Before dying, the artist had portrayed his first love.)
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Nous avions portraituré notre chien dans notre album photo. (We had portrayed our dog in our photo album.)
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I had portrayed my family before leaving on the trip.
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Before dying, the artist had portrayed his first love.
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We had portrayed our dog in our photo album.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of portraiturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais portraituré | J’avais portraituré la femme. | I had portrayed the woman. |
tu | tu avais portraituré | Tu avais portraituré le modèle. | You had portrayed the model. |
il | il avait portraituré | Il avait portraituré le client. | He had portrayed the client. |
elle | elle avait portraituré | Elle avait portraituré le sujet. | She had portrayed the subject. |
on | on avait portraituré | On avait portraituré l’artiste. | One had portrayed the artist. |
nous | nous avions portraituré | Nous avions portraituré la famille. | We had portrayed the family. |
vous | vous aviez portraituré | Vous aviez portraituré le modèle. | You had portrayed the model. |
ils | ils avaient portraituré | Ils avaient portraituré le groupe. | They had portrayed the group. |
elles | elles avaient portraituré | Elles avaient portraituré la nature. | They had portrayed nature. |
Other Conjugations for Portraiturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb portraiturer
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Portraiturer – 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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