Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Introduction to the verb déclamer
The English translation of the French verb déclamer is “to declaim” or “to recite.” It is pronounced as “day-cla-may.”
Déclamer comes from the Latin verb “declamare,” which means “to shout” or “to recite.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and was originally used to describe the declamation of speeches or poetry. In modern French, it is most commonly used to describe the act of reciting or speaking with great emotion or theatricality.
Déclamer is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical past action that occurred before another past action. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Three examples of déclamer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Il avait déclamé ses poèmes avec tant de passion que le public était ému. (He had declaimed his poems with so much passion that the audience was moved.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies déclamé ton discours plus lentement. (I wish you had declaimed your speech more slowly.)
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Nous aurions préféré qu’elle eût déclamé les paroles du poème avec plus de conviction. (We would have preferred if she had declaimed the words of the poem with more conviction.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déclamer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déclamé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déclamé. | I wish I had declaimed. |
tu | eusses déclamé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déclamé. | I wish you had declaimed. |
il | eût déclamé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déclamé. | I wish he had declaimed. |
elle | eût déclamé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déclamé. | I wish she had declaimed. |
on | eût déclamé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déclamé. | I wish one had declaimed. |
nous | eussions déclamé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déclamé. | I wish we had declaimed. |
vous | eussiez déclamé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déclamé. | I wish you had declaimed. |
ils | eussent déclamé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déclamé. | I wish they had declaimed. |
elles | eussent déclamé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déclamé. | I wish they had declaimed. |
Other Conjugations for Déclamer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclamer
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Déclamer – 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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