Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Introduction to the verb décontracter
The English translation of décontracter is “to relax.” It is pronounced as “day-con-tract-er.”
Décontracter comes from the French word “contrat,” which means “contract.” In this context, the prefix “dé” gives the verb the meaning of “undoing” or “releasing” a contract or tension. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of relaxing or unwinding.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, décontracter is conjugated as “j’eusse décontracté,” “tu eusses décontracté,” “il eût décontracté,” “nous eussions décontracté,” “vous eussiez décontracté,” “ils eussent décontracté.” This tense is used to express a past hypothetical situation or a condition that did not happen in the past.
Here are three examples of décontracter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’eusse décontracté si j’avais pris des vacances. (I would have relaxed if I had taken a vacation.)
- Tu eusses décontracté si tu avais pris un bain chaud. (You would have relaxed if you had taken a hot bath.)
- Il eût décontracté s’il avait fait du yoga. (He would have relaxed if he had done yoga.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décontracter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décontracté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse décontracté. | I wish I had relaxed. |
tu | eusses décontracté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses décontracté. | I wish you had relaxed. |
il | eût décontracté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût décontracté. | I wish he had relaxed. |
elle | eût décontracté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût décontracté. | I wish she had relaxed. |
on | eût décontracté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût décontracté. | I wish one had relaxed. |
nous | eussions décontracté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions décontracté. | I wish we had relaxed. |
vous | eussiez décontracté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez décontracté. | I wish you had relaxed. |
ils | eussent décontracté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent décontracté. | I wish they had relaxed. |
elles | eussent décontracté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent décontracté. | I wish they had relaxed. |
Other Conjugations for Décontracter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décontracter
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Décontracter – 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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