Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Introduction to the verb démurer
The English translation of the French verb démurer is “to stay, remain, or linger.” It is pronounced “day-mew-ray.”
The word démurer comes from the Latin root “mŭrāre,” meaning “to wall up.” In French, it is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal past action.
Here are three examples of how démurer can be used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais peur qu’il ne démurât dans cette ville étrangère. (I was afraid he would stay in this foreign city.)
- Elle regrettait que sa mère ne démurât pas plus longtemps. (She regretted that her mother didn’t stay longer.)
- Il aurait été dommage que nous ne démurassions pas pour voir le coucher du soleil. (It would have been a shame if we didn’t stay to watch the sunset.)
In all of these examples, the verb démurer is conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past hypothetical situation.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse démuré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse démuré. | I wish I had remained. |
tu | eusses démuré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses démuré. | I wish you had remained. |
il | eût démuré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût démuré. | I wish he had remained. |
elle | eût démuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût démuré. | I wish she had remained. |
on | eût démuré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût démuré. | I wish one had remained. |
nous | eussions démuré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions démuré. | I wish we had remained. |
vous | eussiez démuré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez démuré. | I wish you had remained. |
ils | eussent démuré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent démuré. | I wish they had remained. |
elles | eussent démuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent démuré. | I wish they had remained. |
Other Conjugations for Démurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démurer
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Démurer – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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