Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Introduction to the verb raturer
The English translation of the French verb raturer is “to erase” or “to strike out.” It is pronounced “rah-too-reh” in its infinitive form.
Raturer comes from the Latin word “rader,” meaning “to scrape” or “to scratch.” In everyday French, it is most 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 raturer in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais raturé toutes les erreurs avant que le professeur ne ramasse les devoirs. (I had erased all the mistakes before the teacher collected the homework.)
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Tu avais raturé le dessin pour le refaire plus proprement. (You had struck out the drawing to redo it more neatly.)
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Elle avait raturé son nom sur la liste des invités après s’être disputée avec l’hôte. (She had crossed out her name on the guest list after getting into an argument with the host.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of raturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais raturé | J’avais raturé les fautes. | I had crossed out the mistakes. |
tu | tu avais raturé | Tu avais raturé ton nom. | You had crossed out your name. |
il | il avait raturé | Il avait raturé le mot. | He had crossed out the word. |
elle | elle avait raturé | Elle avait raturé sa signature. | She had crossed out her signature. |
on | on avait raturé | On avait raturé la phrase. | One had crossed out the sentence. |
nous | nous avions raturé | Nous avions raturé le paragraphe. | We had crossed out the paragraph. |
vous | vous aviez raturé | Vous aviez raturé la page. | You had crossed out the page. |
ils | ils avaient raturé | Ils avaient raturé les erreurs. | They had crossed out the errors. |
elles | elles avaient raturé | Elles avaient raturé les fautes. | They had crossed out the mistakes. |
Other Conjugations for Raturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb raturer
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Raturer – 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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