Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Introduction to the verb prélever
The English translation of the French verb prélever is “to withdraw” or “to take out”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “preh-le-vay”.
The language origin of prélever can be traced back to the Old French word “prelever” which comes from the Latin word “praelevare” meaning “to remove” or “to raise”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’avais prélevé de l’argent avant de partir en voyage. (I had withdrawn money before leaving on my trip.)
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Ils avaient prélevé des échantillons pour les analyser en laboratoire. (They had taken out samples to be analyzed in the laboratory.)
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Elle m’avait prélevé une petite partie de son gâteau. (She had taken out a small piece of her cake for me.)
In these examples, the verb prélever is used to indicate an action that was completed in the past before another action or event. It is often used to refer to withdrawing money from an account, or taking out samples for analysis.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of prélever
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais prélevé | J’avais prélevé de l’argent. | I had withdrawn some money. |
tu | tu avais prélevé | Tu avais prélevé des échantillons. | You had taken samples. |
il | il avait prélevé | Il avait prélevé des taxes. | He had collected taxes. |
elle | elle avait prélevé | Elle avait prélevé des intérêts. | She had collected interest. |
on | on avait prélevé | On avait prélevé des échantillons. | One had taken samples. |
nous | nous avions prélevé | Nous avions prélevé des échantillons. | We had taken samples. |
vous | vous aviez prélevé | Vous aviez prélevé de l’argent. | You had withdrawn some money. |
ils | ils avaient prélevé | Ils avaient prélevé des échantillons. | They had taken samples. |
elles | elles avaient prélevé | Elles avaient prélevé des taxes. | They had collected taxes. |
Other Conjugations for Prélever.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prélever
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Prélever – 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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