Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Introduction to the verb déactiver
The English translation of the French verb déactiver is “to deactivate.” It is pronounced “day-ak-tee-vay.”
Déactiver comes from the French prefix “dé-” which means “undo” or “remove” and the verb “activer” which means “to activate.” Its most common usage is in the context of technology, where it means to turn off or disable a device or function.
In everyday French, déactiver is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was hypothetical or uncertain. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the subjonctif imparfait and the past participle of déactiver.
Here are three examples of déactiver used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Il aurait fallu que j’aie déactivé les alarmes avant de partir en vacances. (I should have deactivated the alarms before leaving for vacation.)
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Nous aurions préféré que vous ayez déactivé le système de sécurité pour notre visite. (We would have preferred if you had deactivated the security system for our visit.)
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Il aurait été plus sûr que tu aies déactivé le mode avion pendant le vol. (It would have been safer if you had deactivated airplane mode during the flight.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déactiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse désactivé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse désactivé le système. | I wish I had deactivated the system. |
tu | eusses désactivé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses désactivé le système. | I wish you had deactivated the system. |
il | eût désactivé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût désactivé le système. | I wish he had deactivated the system. |
elle | eût désactivé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût désactivé le système. | I wish she had deactivated the system. |
on | eût désactivé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût désactivé le système. | I wish one had deactivated the system. |
nous | eussions désactivé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions désactivé le système. | I wish we had deactivated the system. |
vous | eussiez désactivé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez désactivé le système. | I wish you had deactivated the system. |
ils | eussent désactivé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent désactivé le système. | I wish they had deactivated the system. |
elles | eussent désactivé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent désactivé le système. | I wish they had deactivated the system. |
Other Conjugations for Déactiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déactiver
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Déactiver – 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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