Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Introduction to the verb détirer
The English translation of the French verb détirer is “to stretch,” and it is pronounced “day-tee-ray.”
Détirer comes from the Latin word “tendere,” meaning “to stretch.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to talk about a hypothetical past action that did not happen.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’aurais préféré que tu aies détiré avant de faire du sport. (I would have preferred for you to have stretched before doing sports.)
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Il aurait fallu que nous ayons détiré avant de partir pour notre randonnée. (We should have stretched before leaving for our hike.)
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Elle m’avait dit qu’elle aurait détiré si elle n’avait pas eu une blessure au genou. (She had told me that she would have stretched if she hadn’t had a knee injury.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of détirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse détiré | J’ai regretté que je eusse détiré. | I regretted that I had pulled. |
tu | eusses détiré | J’avais peur que tu eusses détiré. | I was afraid that you had pulled. |
il | eût détiré | il est possible qu’il eût détiré. | He may have pulled. |
elle | eût détiré | il est possible qu’elle eût détiré. | She may have pulled. |
on | eût détiré | il est possible qu’on eût détiré. | It may have pulled. |
nous | eussions détiré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions détiré. | I wish we had pulled. |
vous | eussiez détiré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez détiré. | I wish you had pulled. |
ils | eussent détiré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent détiré. | I wish they had pulled. |
elles | eussent détiré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent détiré. | I wish they had pulled. |
Other Conjugations for Détirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
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Détirer – 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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