Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Introduction to the verb décongeler
The English translation of the French verb décongeler is “to defrost” or “to thaw.” It is pronounced “day-con-zhel-ay” in the infinitive form.
Décongeler comes from the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “take off” and the verb “congeler” meaning “to freeze.” It was first used in the early 20th century.
In everyday French, décongeler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past hypothetical action or situation that was completed before another past action or situation. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of décongeler.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies décongelé le poulet avant de le cuire. (I wish you had defrosted the chicken before cooking it.)
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Il fallait que vous eussiez décongelé les légumes avant de les mettre dans la soupe. (You had to have thawed the vegetables before putting them in the soup.)
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Nous aurions dû que nous soyons décongelés le gâteau plus tôt. (We should have thawed the cake earlier.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décongeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décongelé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse décongelé. | I wish I had thawed. |
tu | eusses décongelé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses décongelé. | I wish you had thawed. |
il | eût décongelé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût décongelé. | I wish he had thawed. |
elle | eût décongelé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût décongelé. | I wish she had thawed. |
on | eût décongelé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût décongelé. | I wish one had thawed. |
nous | eussions décongelé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions décongelé. | I wish we had thawed. |
vous | eussiez décongelé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez décongelé. | I wish you had thawed. |
ils | eussent décongelé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent décongelé. | I wish they had thawed. |
elles | eussent décongelé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent décongelé. | I wish they had thawed. |
Other Conjugations for Décongeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
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Décongeler – 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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