Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Introduction to the verb désembuer
The English translation of the French verb désembuer is “to demist” or “to defog”. It is pronounced as “day-suhm-bew-ay” in the infinitive form.
Désembuer comes from the prefix “dés-“, which is a variant of the Latin prefix “dis-” meaning “apart” or “away”, and the verb “embuer”, which means “to mist” or “to fog”. Therefore, désembuer literally means “to remove the mist” or “to clear the fog”.
In everyday French, désembuer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past possibility or hypothetical action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Subjonctif Présent, followed by the past participle of désembuer.
Three simple examples of désembuer in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il est possible que j’aie désembué mes lunettes avant de sortir. (It is possible that I demisted my glasses before going out.)
- Je voudrais que tu aies désembué le miroir avant que je prenne ma douche. (I would like you to have defogged the mirror before I take a shower.)
- Il aurait fallu que vous ayez désembué les vitres pour mieux voir la route. (You should have demisted the windows to see the road better.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a past possibility or hypothetical action. It is often used in conjunction with modal verbs like “pouvoir” (can), “vouloir” (want), or “devoir” (should) to express a desire, possibility, or suggestion in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of désembuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie désembué | Il faut que je aie désembué. | I must have defogged. |
tu | aies désembué | Tu espères que tu aies désembué. | You hope you defogged. |
il | ait désembué | Il est possible qu’il ait désembué. | It’s possible he defogged. |
elle | ait désembué | Elle craint qu’elle ait désembué. | She fears she defogged. |
on | ait désembué | On veut qu’on ait désembué. | We want it to have been defogged. |
nous | ayons désembué | Nous sommes contents que nous ayons désembué. | We are glad we defogged. |
vous | ayez désembué | Il est important que vous ayez désembué. | It’s important that you defogged. |
ils | aient désembué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient désembué. | They doubt they defogged. |
elles | aient désembué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient désembué. | They prefer they defogged. |
Other Conjugations for Désembuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désembuer
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Désembuer – 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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