Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Introduction to the verb décuver
The English translation of the French verb décuver is “to sober up.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-koo-vay.”
Décuver is derived from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “down” and the verb “cuver” meaning “to get rid of.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action that would have happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of décuver used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies décuvé avant de conduire. (I would have liked for you to have sobered up before driving.)
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Il avait peur que nous ayons décuvé avant le début du travail. (He was afraid that we would have sobered up before the start of work.)
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Elle souhaitait que vous ayez décuvé avant la réunion de famille. (She wished for you to have sobered up before the family meeting.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse décuvé | Il aurait fallu que je eusse décuvé. | I should have sobered up. |
tu | eusses décuvé | Il aurait fallu que tu eusses décuvé. | You should have sobered up. |
il | eût décuvé | Il aurait fallu qu’il eût décuvé. | He should have sobered up. |
elle | eût décuvé | Il aurait fallu qu’elle eût décuvé. | She should have sobered up. |
on | eût décuvé | Il aurait fallu qu’on eût décuvé. | One should have sobered up. |
nous | eussions décuvé | Il aurait fallu que nous eussions décuvé. | We should have sobered up. |
vous | eussiez décuvé | Il aurait fallu que vous eussiez décuvé. | You should have sobered up. |
ils | eussent décuvé | Il aurait fallu qu’ils eussent décuvé. | They should have sobered up. |
elles | eussent décuvé | Il aurait fallu qu’elles eussent décuvé. | They should have sobered up. |
Other Conjugations for Décuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
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Décuver – 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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