Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Introduction to the verb décider
The English translation of the French verb décider is “to decide.” It is pronounced as “day-see-day.”
Décider comes from the Latin word “decidere,” which means “to cut off.” The French language adopted this word in the 14th century and it evolved to its current form, décider. In everyday French, décider is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais décidé que tu viendrais avec moi. (I had decided that you would come with me.)
- Elle avait décidé qu’ils ne viendraient pas. (She had decided that they wouldn’t come.)
- Nous avions décidé de prendre des vacances ensemble. (We had decided to take a vacation together.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décidé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse décidé. | I wish I had decided. |
tu | eusses décidé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses décidé. | I wish you had decided. |
il | eût décidé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût décidé. | I wish he had decided. |
elle | eût décidé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût décidé. | I wish she had decided. |
on | eût décidé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût décidé. | I wish one had decided. |
nous | eussions décidé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions décidé. | I wish we had decided. |
vous | eussiez décidé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez décidé. | I wish you had decided. |
ils | eussent décidé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent décidé. | I wish they had decided. |
elles | eussent décidé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent décidé. | I wish they had decided. |
Other Conjugations for Décider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
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Décider – 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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