Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Introduction to the verb déboiser
The English translation of the French verb déboiser is “to deforest” or “to clear (land) of trees.” It is pronounced “day-bwah-zay” in its infinitive form.
Déboiser comes from the Old French word “desboisier” which is derived from the Latin “dis-,” meaning “away,” and “boscus,” meaning “wood.” It entered the French language in the 13th century and has been used to refer to the action of cutting down trees or clearing land ever since.
In everyday French, déboiser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a completed action in the past that is hypothetical or uncertain. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Il aurait fallu que nous ayons déboisé cette forêt il y a plusieurs années. – It would have been necessary for us to have deforested this forest several years ago.
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Si j’avais su qu’ils eussent déboisé cette zone, j’aurais protesté. – If I had known that they had deforested this area, I would have protested.
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J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déboisé ce terrain avant l’arrivée des pluies. – I would have liked you to have cleared this land before the arrival of the rains.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déboiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déboisé | Il était temps que je eusse déboisé. | It was time for me to have deforested. |
tu | eusses déboisé | Il était temps que tu eusses déboisé. | It was time for you to have deforested. |
il | eût déboisé | Il était temps qu’il eût déboisé. | It was time for him to have deforested. |
elle | eût déboisé | Il était temps qu’elle eût déboisé. | It was time for her to have deforested. |
on | eût déboisé | Il était temps qu’on eût déboisé. | It was time for one to have deforested. |
nous | eussions déboisé | Il était temps que nous eussions déboisé. | It was time for us to have deforested. |
vous | eussiez déboisé | Il était temps que vous eussiez déboisé. | It was time for you to have deforested. |
ils | eussent déboisé | Il était temps qu’ils eussent déboisé. | It was time for them to have deforested. |
elles | eussent déboisé | Il était temps qu’elles eussent déboisé. | It was time for them to have deforested. |
Other Conjugations for Déboiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboiser
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Déboiser – 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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