Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Introduction to the verb déclouer
The English translation of the French verb déclouer is “to unfasten” or “to unhook.” It is pronounced as “day-clu-ay.”
Déclouer comes from the French word “clou,” which means “nail.” It is derived from the Latin word “clavus,” which also means “nail.” In everyday French, déclouer is most often used in its infinitive form or in the past participle form, “décloué.”
Déclouer is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the main verb. It is commonly used after certain conjunctions such as “si” (if) or “pour que” (so that).
Example 1: Si j’avais décloué le tableau, il ne serait pas tombé. (If I had unhooked the picture, it wouldn’t have fallen.)
Example 2: Elle était contente que son fils ait décloué la tente avant la pluie. (She was happy that her son had unfastened the tent before the rain.)
Example 3: Ils n’avaient pas réalisé que le voisin avait décloué leur affiche. (They hadn’t realized that the neighbor had unhooked their poster.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déclouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décloué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse décloué. | I wish I had unpinned. |
tu | eusses décloué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses décloué. | I wish you had unpinned. |
il | eût décloué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût décloué. | I wish he had unpinned. |
elle | eût décloué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût décloué. | I wish she had unpinned. |
on | eût décloué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût décloué. | I wish one had unpinned. |
nous | eussions décloué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions décloué. | I wish we had unpinned. |
vous | eussiez décloué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez décloué. | I wish you had unpinned. |
ils | eussent décloué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent décloué. | I wish they had unpinned. |
elles | eussent décloué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent décloué. | I wish they had unpinned. |
Other Conjugations for Déclouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
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Déclouer – 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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