Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Introduction to the verb dégrader
The English translation of dégrader is “to degrade” or “to deteriorate.” It is pronounced as “deh-grah-deh.”
Dégrader comes from the Latin word “degradare,” meaning to lower or reduce in rank or status. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened before another past action.
Examples:
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J’étais en colère quand j’ai vu qu’il avait dégradé ma voiture. (I was angry when I saw that he had degraded my car.)
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Il me semble que le temps ait dégradé la qualité de ces fruits. (It seems to me that time has degraded the quality of these fruits.)
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J’avais peur qu’elle n’ait dégradé notre amitié en agissant ainsi. (I was afraid that she had degraded our friendship by acting like that.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dégrader
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dégradé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dégradé. | I wish I had degraded. |
tu | eusses dégradé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dégradé. | I wish you had degraded. |
il | eût dégradé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dégradé. | I wish he had degraded. |
elle | eût dégradé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dégradé. | I wish she had degraded. |
on | eût dégradé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dégradé. | I wish one had degraded. |
nous | eussions dégradé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dégradé. | I wish we had degraded. |
vous | eussiez dégradé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dégradé. | I wish you had degraded. |
ils | eussent dégradé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dégradé. | I wish they had degraded. |
elles | eussent dégradé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dégradé. | I wish they had degraded. |
Other Conjugations for Dégrader.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégrader
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Dégrader – 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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