Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Introduction to the verb décontaminer
The English translation of the French verb décontaminer is “to decontaminate” or “to disinfect.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-kon-ta-mee-nay.”
Décontaminer comes from the French word “contaminer,” meaning “to contaminate,” with the prefix “de-” meaning “to remove.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of removing harmful substances or pollutants from a surface or environment.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, décontaminer is used to express a hypothetical action that took place before another past action. It is formed by using the past subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of décontaminer.
Here are three examples of décontaminer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies décontaminé ta maison avant que les enfants n’arrivent. (I would have liked for you to have decontaminated your house before the children arrived.)
- Il fallait que nous soyons allés décontaminer la rivière avant que le gouvernement ne prenne des mesures. (We had to have gone to decontaminate the river before the government took action.)
- Il aurait fallu que vous ayez décontaminé vos mains avant de toucher les aliments. (You should have decontaminated your hands before touching the food.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décontaminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décontaminé | Il est important que je eusse décontaminé. | It is important that I had decontaminated. |
tu | eusses décontaminé | Il est important que tu eusses décontaminé. | It is important that you had decontaminated. |
il | eût décontaminé | Il est important qu’il eût décontaminé. | It is important that he had decontaminated. |
elle | eût décontaminé | Il est important qu’elle eût décontaminé. | It is important that she had decontaminated. |
on | eût décontaminé | Il est important qu’on eût décontaminé. | It is important that one had decontaminated. |
nous | eussions décontaminé | Il est important que nous eussions décontaminé. | It is important that we had decontaminated. |
vous | eussiez décontaminé | Il est important que vous eussiez décontaminé. | It is important that you had decontaminated. |
ils | eussent décontaminé | Il est important qu’ils eussent décontaminé. | It is important that they had decontaminated. |
elles | eussent décontaminé | Il est important qu’elles eussent décontaminé. | It is important that they had decontaminated. |
Other Conjugations for Décontaminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontaminer
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Décontaminer – 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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