Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Introduction to the verb déballer
The English translation for the French verb déballer is “to unpack.” It is pronounced “day-bah-lay.”
The word déballer is derived from the French word “baller,” which means “to roll.” The prefix “dé-” means “undo” or “un-” in English, so déballer literally means “to unroll” or “to undo the packaging.”
In everyday French, déballer is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a completed action that happened before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of déballer.
Three simple examples of déballer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais déballé toutes mes affaires avant que mes parents arrivent. (I had unpacked all my belongings before my parents arrived.)
- Nous avions déballé les cadeaux avant que les invités n’arrivent. (We had unpacked the gifts before the guests arrived.)
- Tu avais déballé le colis avant que je ne rentre à la maison. (You had unpacked the package before I got home.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déballer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déballé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déballé. | I wish I had unwrapped. |
tu | eusses déballé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déballé. | I wish you had unwrapped. |
il | eût déballé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déballé. | I wish he had unwrapped. |
elle | eût déballé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déballé. | I wish she had unwrapped. |
on | eût déballé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déballé. | I wish one had unwrapped. |
nous | eussions déballé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déballé. | I wish we had unwrapped. |
vous | eussiez déballé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déballé. | I wish you had unwrapped. |
ils | eussent déballé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déballé. | I wish they had unwrapped. |
elles | eussent déballé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déballé. | I wish they had unwrapped. |
Other Conjugations for Déballer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déballer
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Déballer – 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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