Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Introduction to the verb dépolluer
The English translation of the French verb dépolluer is “to depollute” or “to clean up pollution”. It is pronounced as “day-poh-lyu-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word dépolluer is derived from the Latin word “de” meaning “away” and “polluere” meaning “to defile or pollute”. It was first used in the French language in the 19th century.
In everyday French, the verb dépolluer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical situation in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense followed by the past participle of dépolluer.
Examples:
- Il aurait fallu que nous ayons dépollué la rivière avant qu’elle ne déborde. (We should have cleaned up the river before it overflowed.)
- Si j’avais suivi les conseils des scientifiques, j’aurais dépollué l’océan il y a des années. (If I had followed the scientists’ advice, I would have depolluted the ocean years ago.)
- Ils auraient voulu que vous ayez dépollué le parc avant le début de l’été. (They would have wanted you to have cleaned up the park before the start of summer.)
In all of these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a desired or hypothetical action in the past, indicating that the action of dépolluer did not actually happen. The English translations also use the conditional tense to convey the same meaning.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépolluer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dépollué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dépollué. | I wish I had depolluted. |
tu | eusses dépollué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dépollué. | I wish you had depolluted. |
il | eût dépollué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dépollué. | I wish he had depolluted. |
elle | eût dépollué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dépollué. | I wish she had depolluted. |
on | eût dépollué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dépollué. | I wish one had depolluted. |
nous | eussions dépollué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dépollué. | I wish we had depolluted. |
vous | eussiez dépollué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dépollué. | I wish you had depolluted. |
ils | eussent dépollué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dépollué. | I wish they had depolluted. |
elles | eussent dépollué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dépollué. | I wish they had depolluted. |
Other Conjugations for Dépolluer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépolluer
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Dépolluer – 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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