Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Introduction to the verb dépontiller
The English translation of the French verb dépontiller is “to remove the spines”. It is pronounced as “day-pohn-tee-yay”.
Dépontiller comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, meaning “to remove”, and “pontille” which means “spine” or “thorn”. It is a regular -er verb and is mostly used in every day French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of dépontiller in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
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Si j’avais su, je dépontillerais les épines avant de toucher la plante. (If I had known, I would have removed the spines before touching the plant.)
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Il fallait que je dépontille les roses avant de les offrir à ma mère. (I had to remove the thorns before giving the roses to my mother.)
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J’aurais préféré que tu dépontilles les cactus avant de les mettre sur la table. (I would have preferred if you had removed the spines before putting the cacti on the table.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépontiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dépontillasse | Si j’étais plus jeune, je dépontillasse plus souvent. | If I were younger, I would go out more often. |
tu | dépontillasses | Si tu avais plus d’argent, tu dépontillasses plus souvent. | If you had more money, you would go out more often. |
il | dépontillât | Il serait heureux si il dépontillât plus souvent. | He would be happy if he went out more often. |
elle | dépontillât | Elle serait fatiguée si elle dépontillât trop souvent. | She would be tired if she went out too often. |
on | dépontillât | Si on dépontillât plus tard, on devrait prendre un taxi. | If one went out later, one would have to take a taxi. |
nous | dépontillassions | Si nous dépontillassions en groupe, ça serait amusant. | If we went out as a group, it would be fun. |
vous | dépontillassiez | Si vous dépontillassiez plus, vous auriez plus d’énergie. | If you went out more, you would have more energy. |
ils | dépontillassent | S’ils dépontillassent moins, ils auraient plus de temps pour travailler. | If they went out less, they would have more time to work. |
elles | dépontillassent | Si elles dépontillassent ensemble, elles seraient plus bruyantes. | If they went out together, they would be louder. |
Other Conjugations for Dépontiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller (this article)
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
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Dépontiller – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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