Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Introduction to the verb dévoyer
The English translation of the French verb dévoyer is “to lead astray” or “to mislead”. The infinitive form is pronounced /de-vwa-yay/.
The language origin of dévoyer can be traced back to the Latin verb “deviare”, which means “to turn aside” or “to deviate”. In everyday French, dévoyer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or past unreal action.
Three simple examples of dévoyer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- Il fallait que je l’aie dévoyé. (It was necessary for me to have misled him.)
- Si tu avais suivi mes conseils, tu ne t’en serais pas dévoyé. (If you had followed my advice, you wouldn’t have gone astray.)
- Ils regrettent de l’avoir dévoyé dans sa jeunesse. (They regret leading him astray in his youth.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dévoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dévoyé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dévoyé. | I wish I had led astray. |
tu | eusses dévoyé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dévoyé. | I wish you had led astray. |
il | eût dévoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dévoyé. | I wish he had led astray. |
elle | eût dévoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dévoyé. | I wish she had led astray. |
on | eût dévoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dévoyé. | I wish one had led astray. |
nous | eussions dévoyé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dévoyé. | I wish we had led astray. |
vous | eussiez dévoyé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dévoyé. | I wish you had led astray. |
ils | eussent dévoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dévoyé. | I wish they had led astray. |
elles | eussent dévoyé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dévoyé. | I wish they had led astray. |
Other Conjugations for Dévoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
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Dévoyer – 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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