Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Introduction to the verb darder
The English translation of the French verb darder is “to dart” or “to shoot out.” It is pronounced as “dar-day” in its infinitive form.
The word darder comes from the Old French word “dard,” meaning a dart or spear. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of darder in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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Il fallait que je m’abrite car la pluie dardait depuis des heures. (I had to take shelter because the rain had been darting for hours.)
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Elle était déjà partie avant que j’arrive, le soleil dardait toujours dans le ciel. (She had already left before I arrived, the sun was still darting in the sky.)
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Nous aurions aimé qu’il neige encore, mais les rayons du soleil dardaient déjà sur la neige fondante. (We would have liked it to snow some more, but the sun’s rays were already darting on the melting snow.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of darder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dardé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dardé. | I wish I had darted. |
tu | eusses dardé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dardé. | I wish you had darted. |
il | eût dardé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dardé. | I wish he had darted. |
elle | eût dardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dardé. | I wish she had darted. |
on | eût dardé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dardé. | I wish one had darted. |
nous | eussions dardé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dardé. | I wish we had darted. |
vous | eussiez dardé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dardé. | I wish you had darted. |
ils | eussent dardé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dardé. | I wish they had darted. |
elles | eussent dardé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dardé. | I wish they had darted. |
Other Conjugations for Darder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb darder
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Darder – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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