Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Introduction to the verb dépiler
The English translation of the French verb dépiler is “to remove hair” or “to depilate”. The infinitive form, dépiler, is pronounced as “day-pee-lay”.
Dépiler comes from the French word “pile”, meaning hair, and the prefix “dé-“, indicating removal. It is most often used in everyday French to talk about removing unwanted hair from the body through methods like shaving, waxing, or laser hair removal.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, dépiler is used to express a hypothetical past action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by using the past subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of dépiler. Some examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu te sois dépilé avant de partir en vacances. (I would have liked for you to have depilated before going on vacation.)
- Elle aurait préféré que je me sois dépilée avant la soirée. (She would have preferred for me to have depilated before the party.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous nous soyons dépliés avant l’arrivée des invités. (We should have depilated before the guests arrived.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past event that was necessary or desired before another action in the past. The English translations also use the past perfect tense to convey the same meaning.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dépiler | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dépiler. | I wish I had unpiled. |
tu | eusses dépiler | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dépiler. | I wish you had unpiled. |
il | eût dépiler | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dépiler. | I wish he had unpiled. |
elle | eût dépiler | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dépiler. | I wish she had unpiled. |
on | eût dépiler | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dépiler. | I wish one had unpiled. |
nous | eussions dépiler | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dépiler. | I wish we had unpiled. |
vous | eussiez dépiler | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dépiler. | I wish you had unpiled. |
ils | eussent dépiler | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dépiler. | I wish they had unpiled. |
elles | eussent dépiler | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dépiler. | I wish they had unpiled. |
Other Conjugations for Dépiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépiler
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Dépiler – 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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