Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Introduction to the verb désencrer
The English translation of the French verb désencrer is “to unmoor” or “to detach”. It comes from the prefix “dé-” meaning “to undo” and the noun “encre” meaning “anchor”. The infinitive form of the verb désencrer is pronounced “day-zan-kreh”.
Désencrer is a regular -er verb in French and is most often used in everyday language to describe the action of removing an anchor from a boat or ship.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, désencrer is used to express an action that had already been completed in the past, before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’espérais qu’il ait désencré avant la tempête. (I was hoping he had unmoored before the storm.)
Example 2: Nous avions peur qu’ils eussent désencré pendant la nuit. (We were afraid they had detached during the night.)
Example 3: Ils étaient contents que nous eussions désencré avant la marée basse. (They were happy that we had unmoored before low tide.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désencrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse désencreé | J’aurais voulu que je eusse désencreé. | I wish I had unclogged. |
tu | eusses désencreé | J’aurais voulu que tu eusses désencreé. | I wish you had unclogged. |
il | eût désencreé | J’aurais voulu qu’il eût désencreé. | I wish he had unclogged. |
elle | eût désencreé | J’aurais voulu qu’elle eût désencreé. | I wish she had unclogged. |
on | eût désencreé | J’aurais voulu qu’on eût désencreé. | I wish one had unclogged. |
nous | eussions désencreé | J’aurais voulu que nous eussions désencreé. | I wish we had unclogged. |
vous | eussiez désencreé | J’aurais voulu que vous eussiez désencreé. | I wish you had unclogged. |
ils | eussent désencreé | J’aurais voulu qu’ils eussent désencreé. | I wish they had unclogged. |
elles | eussent désencreé | J’aurais voulu qu’elles eussent désencreé. | I wish they had unclogged. |
Other Conjugations for Désencrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désencrer
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Désencrer – 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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