Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Introduction to the verb décamper
The English translation of the French verb décamper is “to decamp” or “to flee”. It is pronounced as “dey-kahm-pey”.
Décamper comes from the French word “camp”, which means “camp” in English. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to express an action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of décamper in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’étais content qu’il ait décampé avant que la police ne soit arrivée. (I was glad he had decamped before the police arrived.)
- Ils avaient peur que les ennemis aient décampé pendant la nuit. (They were afraid the enemies had decamped during the night.)
- Ma mère était soulagée que nous ayons décampé avant la tempête. (My mother was relieved that we had decamped before the storm.)
In these examples, décamper is used in the past subjunctive tense to express an action that took place before another past action. It is often used in situations where someone flees or leaves a place quickly.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décamper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décampé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse décampé. | I wish I had decamped. |
tu | eusses décampé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses décampé. | I wish you had decamped. |
il | eût décampé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût décampé. | I wish he had decamped. |
elle | eût décampé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût décampé. | I wish she had decamped. |
on | eût décampé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût décampé. | I wish one had decamped. |
nous | eussions décampé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions décampé. | I wish we had decamped. |
vous | eussiez décampé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez décampé. | I wish you had decamped. |
ils | eussent décampé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent décampé. | I wish they had decamped. |
elles | eussent décampé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent décampé. | I wish they had decamped. |
Other Conjugations for Décamper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décamper
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Décamper – 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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