Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Introduction to the verb démasquer
The English translation of the French verb démasquer is “to unmask.” It is pronounced as “day-mah-skay.”
Démasquer comes from the French word “masque,” meaning “mask,” and the prefix “dé,” meaning “un.” The word originated in the 16th century and was derived from the Italian word “maschera.” In everyday French, démasquer is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was conditional or hypothetical.
Examples:
- J’aurais aimé que tu démasques le menteur. (I wish you had unmasked the liar.)
- Si j’avais continué à me méfier, j’aurais démasqué son vrai visage plus tôt. (If I had continued to be suspicious, I would have unmasked his true face earlier.)
- Elle était tellement persuasive que personne ne l’a démasquée avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. (She was so convincing that no one unmasked her before it was too late.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démasquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse démasqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse démasqué le coupable. | I wish I had unmasked the culprit. |
tu | eusses démasqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses démasqué le coupable. | I wish you had unmasked the culprit. |
il | eût démasqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût démasqué le coupable. | I wish he had unmasked the culprit. |
elle | eût démasqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût démasqué le coupable. | I wish she had unmasked the culprit. |
on | eût démasqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût démasqué le coupable. | I wish one had unmasked the culprit. |
nous | eussions démasqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions démasqué le coupable. | I wish we had unmasked the culprit. |
vous | eussiez démasqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez démasqué le coupable. | I wish you had unmasked the culprit. |
ils | eussent démasqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent démasqué le coupable. | I wish they had unmasked the culprit. |
elles | eussent démasqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent démasqué le coupable. | I wish they had unmasked the culprit. |
Other Conjugations for Démasquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
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Démasquer – 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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