Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Introduction to the verb déboucler
The English translation of the French verb déboucler is “to unfasten” or “to unbuckle.” It is pronounced as “day-boo-klay.”
Déboucler comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” and the verb “boucler” meaning “to buckle.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, also known as the Past Subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express an action that took place before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect subjunctive form followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of déboucler used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais débouclé ma ceinture avant de sortir de la voiture. (I would have unbuckled my seatbelt before getting out of the car.)
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Il aurait débouclé son sac avant de partir en voyage. (He would have unfastened his bag before leaving on a trip.)
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Nous serions débouclés nos ceintures si nous avions su que le vol serait si turbulent. (We would have unbuckled our seatbelts if we had known the flight would be so turbulent.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déboucler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse débouclé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse débouclé ma ceinture. | I wish I had unbuckled my seatbelt. |
tu | eusses débouclé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses débouclé ta ceinture. | I wish you had unbuckled your seatbelt. |
il | eût débouclé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût débouclé sa ceinture. | I wish he had unbuckled his seatbelt. |
elle | eût débouclé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût débouclé sa ceinture. | I wish she had unbuckled her seatbelt. |
on | eût débouclé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût débouclé sa ceinture. | I wish one had unbuckled their seatbelt. |
nous | eussions débouclé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions débouclé nos ceintures. | I wish we had unbuckled our seatbelts. |
vous | eussiez débouclé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez débouclé vos ceintures. | I wish you had unbuckled your seatbelts. |
ils | eussent débouclé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent débouclé leurs ceintures. | I wish they had unbuckled their seatbelts. |
elles | eussent débouclé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent débouclé leurs ceintures. | I wish they had unbuckled their seatbelts. |
Other Conjugations for Déboucler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboucler
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Déboucler – 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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