Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Introduction to the verb détirer
The English translation of the French verb détirer is “to stretch” or “to pull out.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-tee-ray.”
Détirer comes from the Old French word “distirer,” which is derived from the Latin word “distringere” meaning “to stretch apart.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or events that have happened in the past but are uncertain or hypothetical.
Example 1: J’espèrais que tu eusses détiré ta jambe avant le match.
Translation: I was hoping that you had stretched your leg before the game.
Example 2: Il est possible que je n’aie pas bien détiré le tissu.
Translation: It is possible that I did not stretch the fabric well.
Example 3: Elle a insisté pour que nous ayons détiré le fil de laine avant de le couper.
Translation: She insisted that we had stretched the wool thread before cutting it.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of détirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie détiré | Je crains que j’aie détiré. | I fear I pulled. |
tu | aies détiré | Il faut que tu aies détiré. | You must have pulled. |
il | ait détiré | Il est possible qu’il ait détiré. | It’s possible he pulled. |
elle | ait détiré | Elle veut qu’elle ait détiré. | She wants her to have pulled. |
on | ait détiré | On préfère qu’on ait détiré. | We prefer it to have been pulled. |
nous | ayons détiré | Il est important que nous ayons détiré. | It’s important that we pulled. |
vous | ayez détiré | J’aimerais que vous ayez détiré. | I would like you to have pulled. |
ils | aient détiré | Ils craignent qu’ils aient détiré. | They fear they pulled. |
elles | aient détiré | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient détiré. | They hope they pulled. |
Other Conjugations for Détirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détirer
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Détirer – 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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