Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Introduction to the verb dépaver
The English translation of the French verb dépaver is “to remove pavement” or “to dig up pavement.” It is pronounced as “day-pah-vay” in its infinitive form.
The word dépaver comes from the prefix “de-” meaning “undo” or “remove” and the verb “paver” meaning “to pave.” It originated in Old French and is still used in modern French to refer to the act of removing pavement, typically in the context of road or construction work.
In everyday French, dépaver is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to express an action that would have happened before another past action or event. This tense is not used as frequently in spoken French but is commonly found in formal or written language.
Examples:
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J’aurais préféré que tu aies dépavé la rue avant que les ouvriers commencent à creuser. (I would have preferred that you had removed the pavement before the workers started digging.)
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Il fallait que nous ayons dépavé la place pour pouvoir installer les nouvelles fontaines. (We had to have removed the pavement in order to install the new fountains.)
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Je regrette que vous n’ayez pas dépavé la cour avant la fête. (I regret that you did not remove the pavement before the party.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépaver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dépavé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dépavé. | I wish I had dug up. |
tu | eusses dépavé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dépavé. | I wish you had dug up. |
il | eût dépavé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dépavé. | I wish he had dug up. |
elle | eût dépavé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dépavé. | I wish she had dug up. |
on | eût dépavé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dépavé. | I wish one had dug up. |
nous | eussions dépavé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dépavé. | I wish we had dug up. |
vous | eussiez dépavé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dépavé. | I wish you had dug up. |
ils | eussent dépavé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dépavé. | I wish they had dug up. |
elles | eussent dépavé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dépavé. | I wish they had dug up. |
Other Conjugations for Dépaver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépaver
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Dépaver – 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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