Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Introduction to the verb déparler
The English translation of the French verb déparler is “to speak ill of someone or something.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-par-lay.”
Déparler comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “to undo” or “to reverse” and the verb “parler” meaning “to speak.” It can be traced back to the Latin word “disparlare” meaning “to speak badly.”
In everyday French, déparler is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express something that was said in the past and cannot be changed. It is often used to express regret or remorse for speaking ill of someone or something.
Here are three simple examples of déparler in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- J’ai regretté d’avoir déparlé de mon amie. (I regretted speaking ill of my friend.)
- Il aimerait que tu n’aies pas déparlé de lui à tes collègues. (He would like it if you hadn’t spoken badly of him to your colleagues.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous n’ayez pas déparlé de notre entreprise. (We would have preferred if you hadn’t spoken ill of our company.)
In each of these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used because the action of déparler took place in the past and cannot be changed. It is used to express the speaker’s regret or desire that the situation had been different.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of déparler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie déparlé | Je doute que j’aie déparlé. | I doubt that I spoke badly. |
tu | aies déparlé | Il faut que tu aies déparlé. | You must have spoken badly. |
il | ait déparlé | Il est possible qu’il ait déparlé. | It’s possible he spoke badly. |
elle | ait déparlé | Elle craint qu’elle ait déparlé. | She fears she spoke badly. |
on | ait déparlé | On veut qu’on ait déparlé. | We want it to have been spoken badly. |
nous | ayons déparlé | Espérons que nous ayons déparlé. | Let’s hope we spoke badly. |
vous | ayez déparlé | Il est important que vous ayez déparlé. | It’s important that you spoke badly. |
ils | aient déparlé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient déparlé. | They doubt they spoke badly. |
elles | aient déparlé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient déparlé. | They prefer they spoke badly. |
Other Conjugations for Déparler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
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Déparler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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