Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Introduction to the verb destituer
The English translation of the French verb destituer is “to dismiss” or “to remove from office.” It is pronounced “deh-stee-tyu-ay.”
The word destituer comes from the Latin word destitutus, which means “deprived.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and has been used in its current form since the 16th century.
In everyday French, destituer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense used to indicate an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of destituer in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais destitué le maire avant qu’il ne démissionne. (I had dismissed the mayor before he resigned.)
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Tu avais destitué ton professeur avant que nous ne découvrions ses mensonges. (You had removed your teacher from office before we discovered his lies.)
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Elle avait destitué ses collaborateurs avant que l’entreprise ne fasse faillite. (She had dismissed her collaborators before the company went bankrupt.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of destituer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais destitué | J’avais destitué le président. | I had removed the president. |
tu | tu avais destitué | Tu avais destitué le directeur. | You had removed the director. |
il | il avait destitué | Il avait destitué le chef. | He had removed the leader. |
elle | elle avait destitué | Elle avait destitué la maire. | She had removed the mayor. |
on | on avait destitué | On avait destitué le gouverneur. | One had removed the governor. |
nous | nous avions destitué | Nous avions destitué le dictateur. | We had removed the dictator. |
vous | vous aviez destitué | Vous aviez destitué le ministre. | You had removed the minister. |
ils | ils avaient destitué | Ils avaient destitué le patron. | They had removed the boss. |
elles | elles avaient destitué | Elles avaient destitué la directrice. | They had removed the director. |
Other Conjugations for Destituer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destituer
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Destituer – 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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