Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Introduction to the verb découcher
The English translation of the French verb découcher is “to spend the night away from home.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-koo-shay.”
The word découcher comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which means “away” and the verb “coucher” which means “to sleep.” This verb is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of découcher in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’espérais qu’il n’eût pas découché cette nuit. (I hoped he hadn’t spent the night away from home.)
- Elle craignait que sa fille eût découché chez son petit ami. (She was afraid her daughter had spent the night away from home at her boyfriend’s house.)
- Nous étions heureux qu’ils eussent découché avant que la tempête n’arrive. (We were glad they had spent the night away from home before the storm arrived.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of découcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse découché | Il aimerait que je eusse découché. | He would like me to have stayed out all night. |
tu | eusses découché | Il aimerait que tu eusses découché. | He would like you to have stayed out all night. |
il | eût découché | Il aimerait qu’il eût découché. | He would like him to have stayed out all night. |
elle | eût découché | Il aimerait qu’elle eût découché. | He would like her to have stayed out all night. |
on | eût découché | Il aimerait qu’on eût découché. | He would like one to have stayed out all night. |
nous | eussions découché | Il aimerait que nous eussions découché. | He would like us to have stayed out all night. |
vous | eussiez découché | Il aimerait que vous eussiez découché. | He would like you to have stayed out all night. |
ils | eussent découché | Il aimerait qu’ils eussent découché. | He would like them to have stayed out all night. |
elles | eussent découché | Il aimerait qu’elles eussent découché. | He would like them to have stayed out all night. |
Other Conjugations for Découcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
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Découcher – 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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