Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Introduction to the verb présurer
The English translation of the French verb présurer is “to pressurize” or “to exert pressure”. It is pronounced “pray-zoo-ray”.
Présurer comes from the Old French word “préser” which means “to press” or “to squeeze”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English.
Some examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais présuré le tube avant de l’utiliser. (I had pressurized the tube before using it.)
- Tu avais présuré la bouteille trop fort, elle a explosé. (You had pressurized the bottle too hard, it exploded.)
- Les ouvriers avaient présuré le tuyau pour tester sa résistance. (The workers had pressurized the pipe to test its strength.)
In all of these examples, présurer is used to indicate that the action of pressurizing was completed before another action in the past. It is often used in technical or scientific contexts, but can also be used in everyday language to describe actions that involve exerting pressure or squeezing something.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of présurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais présuré | J’avais présuré le lait. | I had curdled the milk. |
tu | tu avais présuré | Tu avais présuré le fromage. | You had pressed the cheese. |
il | il avait présuré | Il avait présuré le jus. | He had extracted the juice. |
elle | elle avait présuré | Elle avait présuré le raisin. | She had pressed the grapes. |
on | on avait présuré | On avait présuré le moût. | One had fermented the must. |
nous | nous avions présuré | Nous avions présuré le cidre. | We had pressed the cider. |
vous | vous aviez présuré | Vous aviez présuré le vin. | You had pressed the wine. |
ils | ils avaient présuré | Ils avaient présuré la pâte. | They had curdled the dough. |
elles | elles avaient présuré | Elles avaient présuré le lait. | They had curdled the milk. |
Other Conjugations for Présurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb présurer
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Présurer – 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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