Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Introduction to the verb décalquer
The English translation of the French verb décalquer is “to trace” or “to copy.” It is pronounced as “day-kahl-kay.”
Décalquer comes from the French word calque, meaning “copy” or “imprint.” It is derived from the Latin calx, meaning “heel” or “stamp.” Décalquer is commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical past action that was completed before another past action.
Example 1: J’aurais aimé que tu aies décalqué le dessin avant de le peindre.
Translation: I would have liked for you to have traced the drawing before painting it.
Example 2: Il faut que nous ayons décalqué le modèle avant de le découper.
Translation: We need to have traced the template before cutting it.
Example 3: Je regrettais que tu eusses décalqué ma signature sur ce document.
Translation: I regretted that you had traced my signature on this document.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décalquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décalqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse décalqué. | I wish I had traced. |
tu | eusses décalqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses décalqué. | I wish you had traced. |
il | eût décalqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût décalqué. | I wish he had traced. |
elle | eût décalqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût décalqué. | I wish she had traced. |
on | eût décalqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût décalqué. | I wish one had traced. |
nous | eussions décalqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions décalqué. | I wish we had traced. |
vous | eussiez décalqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez décalqué. | I wish you had traced. |
ils | eussent décalqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent décalqué. | I wish they had traced. |
elles | eussent décalqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent décalqué. | I wish they had traced. |
Other Conjugations for Décalquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
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Décalquer – 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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