Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Introduction to the verb déflagrer
The English translation of déflagrer is “to explode” or “to detonate.” The infinitive form, déflagrer, is pronounced “deh-fla-greh.”
Déflagrer comes from the Latin word “deflagrare,” meaning “to burn down.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense formed by combining the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” with the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of déflagrer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il avait peur que la bombe ait déflagré avant qu’il ne s’en aperçoive. (He was afraid that the bomb had exploded before he noticed it.)
- Elle aurait été blessée si la grenade avait déflagré pendant qu’elle dormait. (She would have been injured if the grenade had detonated while she was sleeping.)
- Nous aurions dû évacuer si le volcan avait déflagré pendant notre séjour. (We should have evacuated if the volcano had erupted during our stay.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déflagrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déflagré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déflagré. | I wish I had detonated. |
tu | eusses déflagré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déflagré. | I wish you had detonated. |
il | eût déflagré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déflagré. | I wish he had detonated. |
elle | eût déflagré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déflagré. | I wish she had detonated. |
on | eût déflagré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déflagré. | I wish one had detonated. |
nous | eussions déflagré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déflagré. | I wish we had detonated. |
vous | eussiez déflagré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déflagré. | I wish you had detonated. |
ils | eussent déflagré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déflagré. | I wish they had detonated. |
elles | eussent déflagré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déflagré. | I wish they had detonated. |
Other Conjugations for Déflagrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflagrer
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Déflagrer – 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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