Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Introduction to the verb dépailler
The English translation of the French verb dépailler is “to unthatch.” It is pronounced as “day-pah-yay.”
Dépailler comes from the French word “paille,” meaning “straw.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical past action that was completed before another past action. This tense is often used to express regrets, wishes, or doubts.
Here are three simple examples of dépailler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies dépaillé le toit avant la tempête. (I wish you had unthatched the roof before the storm.)
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Il aurait mieux valu que nous ayons dépaillé le grenier avant qu’il ne commence à pleuvoir. (It would have been better if we had unthatched the attic before it started raining.)
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Nous regrettons de ne pas avoir dépaillé la grange avant qu’elle ne s’effondre. (We regret not unthatching the barn before it collapsed.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dépaillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dépaillé. | I wish I had untied. |
tu | eusses dépaillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dépaillé. | I wish you had untied. |
il | eût dépaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dépaillé. | I wish he had untied. |
elle | eût dépaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dépaillé. | I wish she had untied. |
on | eût dépaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dépaillé. | I wish one had untied. |
nous | eussions dépaillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dépaillé. | I wish we had untied. |
vous | eussiez dépaillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dépaillé. | I wish you had untied. |
ils | eussent dépaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dépaillé. | I wish they had untied. |
elles | eussent dépaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dépaillé. | I wish they had untied. |
Other Conjugations for Dépailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépailler
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Dépailler – 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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