Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Introduction to the verb désabuser
The English translation of the French verb désabuser is “to disillusion/to disabuse.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-za-byoo-zay.”
The word désabuser comes from the prefix “dé,” meaning “to remove,” and the verb “abuser,” meaning “to deceive/abuse.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the equivalent of the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
Example 1:
J’avais désabusé mes enfants sur le Père Noël.
I had disillusioned my children about Santa Claus.
Example 2:
Elle avait désabusé ses fans en révélant la vérité sur sa vie privée.
She had disabused her fans by revealing the truth about her personal life.
Example 3:
Nous avions désabusé nos amis sur les risques du tabac.
We had disabused our friends about the risks of smoking.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désabuser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais désabusé | J’avais désabusé mes amis. | I had disillusioned my friends. |
tu | tu avais désabusé | Tu avais désabusé tes parents. | You had disillusioned your parents. |
il | il avait désabusé | Il avait désabusé sa famille. | He had disillusioned his family. |
elle | elle avait désabusé | Elle avait désabusé ses collègues. | She had disillusioned her colleagues. |
on | on avait désabusé | On avait désabusé les étudiants. | One had disillusioned the students. |
nous | nous avions désabusé | Nous avions désabusé nos voisins. | We had disillusioned our neighbors. |
vous | vous aviez désabusé | Vous aviez désabusé vos clients. | You had disillusioned your clients. |
ils | ils avaient désabusé | Ils avaient désabusé leurs enfants. | They had disillusioned their children. |
elles | elles avaient désabusé | Elles avaient désabusé leurs élèves. | They had disillusioned their students. |
Other Conjugations for Désabuser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désabuser
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Désabuser – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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