Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Introduction to the verb décoller
The English translation of the French verb décoller is “to take off” or “to detach/peel off”. It is pronounced as “day-koh-lay” in its infinitive form.
Décoller comes from the French word “colle” which means “glue”. Its original meaning was to unstick or detach something, but it has evolved to also mean to take off or lift up in the context of flight or transportation.
In everyday French, décoller is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain past action. This tense is formed by using the past subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” + the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of décoller in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais décollé avant qu’il n’arrive. (I had taken off before he arrived.)
- Elle était contente que nous ayons décollé à l’heure. (She was happy that we had taken off on time.)
- Nous aurions décollé plus tôt si le vol n’avait pas été retardé. (We would have taken off earlier if the flight hadn’t been delayed.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décoller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décollé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse décollé. | I wish I had taken off. |
tu | eusses décollé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses décollé. | I wish you had taken off. |
il | eût décollé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût décollé. | I wish he had taken off. |
elle | eût décollé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût décollé. | I wish she had taken off. |
on | eût décollé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût décollé. | I wish one had taken off. |
nous | eussions décollé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions décollé. | I wish we had taken off. |
vous | eussiez décollé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez décollé. | I wish you had taken off. |
ils | eussent décollé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent décollé. | I wish they had taken off. |
elles | eussent décollé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent décollé. | I wish they had taken off. |
Other Conjugations for Décoller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoller
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Décoller – 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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