Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Introduction to the verb dépanner
The English translation of the French verb dépanner is “to help out” or “to fix”. It is pronounced as “day-pan-nay”.
Dépanner comes from the French word “panne” which means “breakdown” or “failure”. Therefore, dépanner can be understood as “to fix a breakdown” or “to help out in a difficult situation”.
In everyday French, dépanner is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that should have been completed before another action in the past. It is typically used to talk about missed opportunities or regrets.
Here are three examples of dépanner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais dû te dépanner hier soir, mais j’avais oublié mon outil. (I should have helped you out last night, but I had forgotten my tool.)
- Elle regrettait de ne pas avoir dépanné son ami lorsqu’il en avait besoin. (She regretted not helping out her friend when he needed it.)
- Si tu m’avais dépanné avant, je n’aurais pas eu autant de problèmes. (If you had helped me out earlier, I wouldn’t have had so many problems.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépanner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dépanné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dépanné. | I wish I had fixed. |
tu | eusses dépanné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dépanné. | I wish you had fixed. |
il | eût dépanné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dépanné. | I wish he had fixed. |
elle | eût dépanné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dépanné. | I wish she had fixed. |
on | eût dépanné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dépanné. | I wish one had fixed. |
nous | eussions dépanné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dépanné. | I wish we had fixed. |
vous | eussiez dépanné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dépanné. | I wish you had fixed. |
ils | eussent dépanné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dépanné. | I wish they had fixed. |
elles | eussent dépanné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dépanné. | I wish they had fixed. |
Other Conjugations for Dépanner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépanner
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Dépanner – 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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