Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Introduction to the verb dévaster
The English translation of the French verb dévaster is “to devastate” or “to ravage.” The infinitive form of dévaster is pronounced as “dey-vah-ste.”
Dévaster comes from the Latin word “devastare,” meaning “to lay waste” or “to make empty.” It entered the French language around the 14th century.
In everyday French, dévaster is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is also commonly used to express regret or a wish for something to have been different in the past.
Example 1: Je regrette que tu aies dévasté le parc. (I regret that you devastated the park.)
Example 2: Il fallait que nous dévastions nos terres pour survivre. (We had to devastate our lands to survive.)
Example 3: J’aurais préféré que la guerre n’ait pas dévasté notre ville. (I would have preferred if the war had not devastated our city.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of dévaster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dévastasse | Si j’avais le temps, je dévastasse tout le jardin. | If I had the time, I would devastate the entire garden. |
tu | dévastasses | Si tu m’aidais, tu dévastasses moins de choses. | If you helped me, you would devastate fewer things. |
il | dévastât | Si il arrêtait de jouer, il dévastât moins. | If he stopped playing, he would devastate less. |
elle | dévastât | Si elle voyait le résultat, elle dévastât tout. | If she saw the result, she would devastate everything. |
on | dévastât | Si on écoutait les consignes, on dévastât moins. | If one followed the instructions, one would devastate less. |
nous | dévastassions | Si nous prenions soin, nous dévastassions moins. | If we took care, we would devastate less. |
vous | dévastassiez | Si vous veniez avec nous, vous dévastassiez moins. | If you came with us, you would devastate less. |
ils | dévastassent | Si ils arrêtaient de courir, ils dévastassent moins. | If they stopped running, they would devastate less. |
elles | dévastassent | Si elles arrêtaient de rire, elles dévastassent moins. | If they stopped laughing, they would devastate less. |
Other Conjugations for Dévaster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
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Dévaster – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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