Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Introduction to the verb demeurer
The English translation of the French verb demeurer is “to remain” or “to stay.” It is pronounced as “deh-muh-rer.”
The word demeurer comes from the Latin word “domor,” meaning “to stay” or “to reside.” In modern French, it is commonly used to express the action of staying or remaining in a specific place or condition.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, demeurer is used to express an action that had already happened in the past and was still ongoing at a later point in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of demeurer.
Examples:
- Je me demandais combien de temps il était demeuré dans cette ville. (I was wondering how long he had stayed in this city.)
- Il fallait qu’elle ait demeuré silencieuse pendant toute la réunion. (She had to have remained silent during the entire meeting.)
- Je n’aurais jamais cru qu’il ait demeuré amoureux de moi après toutes ces années. (I would have never believed that he had remained in love with me after all these years.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of demeurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse demeuré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse demeuré. | I wish I had stayed. |
tu | eusses demeuré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses demeuré. | I wish you had stayed. |
il | eût demeuré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût demeuré. | I wish he had stayed. |
elle | eût demeuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût demeuré. | I wish she had stayed. |
on | eût demeuré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût demeuré. | I wish one had stayed. |
nous | eussions demeuré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions demeuré. | I wish we had stayed. |
vous | eussiez demeuré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez demeuré. | I wish you had stayed. |
ils | eussent demeuré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent demeuré. | I wish they had stayed. |
elles | eussent demeuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent demeuré. | I wish they had stayed. |
Other Conjugations for Demeurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demeurer
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Demeurer – 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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