Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Introduction to the verb radier
The English translation of the French verb radier is “to delete” or “to cross out.” The infinitive form of radier is pronounced “rah-dee-ay.”
Radier comes from the Latin word “radiare” which means “to erase” or “to efface.” In everyday French, radier is often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of radier used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais radié tous les noms avant que tu n’arrives. (I had crossed out all the names before you arrived.)
- Les élèves avaient radié les fautes dans leurs cahiers avant de les rendre. (The students had deleted the mistakes in their notebooks before handing them in.)
- Il avait radié le message de sa boîte mail avant de se déconnecter. (He had deleted the message from his inbox before logging off.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of radier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais radié | J’avais radié sa nom sur la liste. | I had removed his name from the list. |
tu | tu avais radié | Tu avais radié tous tes dettes. | You had paid off all your debts. |
il | il avait radié | Il avait radié la société. | He had dissolved the company. |
elle | elle avait radié | Elle avait radié son nom du registre. | She had crossed her name off the register. |
on | on avait radié | On avait radié le contrat. | One had cancelled the contract. |
nous | nous avions radié | Nous avions radié nos comptes. | We had closed our accounts. |
vous | vous aviez radié | Vous aviez radié les faits. | You had erased the facts. |
ils | ils avaient radié | Ils avaient radié leur nom de la liste. | They had removed their names from the list. |
elles | elles avaient radié | Elles avaient radié le dossier. | They had closed the file. |
Other Conjugations for Radier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb radier
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Radier – 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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