Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Introduction to the verb déferrer
The English translation of déferrer is “to unshoe” or “to remove horseshoes.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-feh-reh.”
The word déferrer comes from the Old French word “defier,” meaning “to remove iron shoes from a horse.” It is derived from the Latin word “disferrare,” which has the same meaning. In everyday French, déferrer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express an action that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions were met.
Three simple examples of using déferrer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Si j’avais su que le cheval était blessé, j’aurais déferré ses sabots. (If I had known that the horse was injured, I would have removed his horseshoes.)
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Il aurait fallu déferrer les chevaux avant de traverser la rivière. (They should have unshod the horses before crossing the river.)
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Nous aurions dû déferrer le cheval après la course. (We should have taken off the horse’s shoes after the race.)
English translations:
- If I had known that the horse was injured, I would have removed his horseshoes.
- They should have unshod the horses before crossing the river.
- We should have taken off the horse’s shoes after the race.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déferrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déféré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déféré. | I wish I had shod. |
tu | eusses déféré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déféré. | I wish you had shod. |
il | eût déféré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déféré. | I wish he had shod. |
elle | eût déféré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déféré. | I wish she had shod. |
on | eût déféré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déféré. | I wish one had shod. |
nous | eussions déféré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déféré. | I wish we had shod. |
vous | eussiez déféré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déféré. | I wish you had shod. |
ils | eussent déféré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déféré. | I wish they had shod. |
elles | eussent déféré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déféré. | I wish they had shod. |
Other Conjugations for Déferrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déferrer
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Déferrer – 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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