Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Introduction to the verb démontrer
The English translation of the French verb démontrer is “to demonstrate” or “to show”. It is pronounced as “day-mon-tray”.
The word démontrer is derived from the Latin verb demonstrare, meaning “to point out” or “to show”. In everyday French, démontrer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express actions or events that took place before another past action or event.
Here are three simple examples of démontrer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais démontré que tu étais capable de réussir. (I had demonstrated that you were capable of succeeding.)
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Il avait démontré qu’il était innocent avant d’être arrêté. (He had shown that he was innocent before being arrested.)
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Nous avions démontré que le projet était réalisable. (We had proven that the project was feasible.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of démontrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse démontré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse démontré. | I wish I had demonstrated. |
tu | eusses démontré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses démontré. | I wish you had demonstrated. |
il | eût démontré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût démontré. | I wish he had demonstrated. |
elle | eût démontré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût démontré. | I wish she had demonstrated. |
on | eût démontré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût démontré. | I wish one had demonstrated. |
nous | eussions démontré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions démontré. | I wish we had demonstrated. |
vous | eussiez démontré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez démontré. | I wish you had demonstrated. |
ils | eussent démontré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent démontré. | I wish they had demonstrated. |
elles | eussent démontré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent démontré. | I wish they had demonstrated. |
Other Conjugations for Démontrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démontrer
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Démontrer – 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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