Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Introduction to the verb dépecer
The English translation of the French verb dépecer is “to carve” or “to cut up.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-peh-say.”
Dépecer comes from the Old French word “despecier,” which means “to cut into pieces.” It is most often used in cooking to refer to the process of breaking down meat or other foods into smaller pieces.
In everyday French, dépecer is often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses actions that are hypothetical or uncertain in the past. It is formed by combining the subjunctive present form of the auxiliary verb avoir or être with the past participle of dépecer.
Three simple examples of dépecer in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il fallait que je l’aie dépecé pour le servir. (I had to carve it up to serve it.)
- Je regrette que tu aies dépecé le poulet trop tôt. (I regret that you carved the chicken too early.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait dépecé le poisson avant de le cuire. (It is possible that she carved the fish before cooking it.)
English translations:
- I had to carve it up to serve it.
- I regret that you carved the chicken too early.
- It is possible that she carved the fish before cooking it.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dépecer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dépecé | Il est possible que j’aie dépecé le poulet. | It’s possible I cut up the chicken. |
tu | aies dépecé | Je veux que tu aies dépecé la viande. | I want you to have cut up the meat. |
il | ait dépecé | Il est important qu’il ait dépecé le poisson. | It’s important that he cut up the fish. |
elle | ait dépecé | Elle craint qu’elle ait dépecé le lapin. | She fears she cut up the rabbit. |
on | ait dépecé | On veut qu’on ait dépecé le cerf. | We want the deer to have been cut up. |
nous | ayons dépecé | Nous espérons que nous ayons dépecé la dinde. | We hope we cut up the turkey. |
vous | ayez dépecé | Il est possible que vous ayez dépecé le sanglier. | It’s possible you cut up the boar. |
ils | aient dépecé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dépecé le mouton. | They doubt they cut up the sheep. |
elles | aient dépecé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient dépecé le poulet. | They prefer they cut up the chicken. |
Other Conjugations for Dépecer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
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Dépecer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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