Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Introduction to the verb déponer
The English translation of the verb déponer is “to deposit” or “to put down.” It is pronounced as [de-po-nay].
The origin of déponer can be traced back to the Latin word “deponere,” meaning “to lay down” or “to put down.” In everyday French, déponer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of déponer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais déposé mes clés avant que tu n’arrives. (I had deposited my keys before you arrived.)
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Elle avait déposé son sac sur la table avant que je ne le lui demande. (She had put down her bag on the table before I asked her to.)
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Nous avions déposé nos affaires à l’hôtel avant qu’il ne commence à pleuvoir. (We had deposited our belongings at the hotel before it started raining.)
In all these examples, déponer is used to indicate an action that happened before the main past action (arriving, asking, raining). The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a sense of doubt or uncertainty about the action, as it is a hypothetical or imaginary situation.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déponer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déposé | Il aurait fallu que je eusse déposé un chèque. | It would have been necessary for me to have deposited a check. |
tu | eusses déposé | Il aurait fallu que tu eusses déposé un chèque. | It would have been necessary for you to have deposited a check. |
il | eût déposé | Il aurait fallu qu’il eût déposé un chèque. | It would have been necessary for him to have deposited a check. |
elle | eût déposé | Il aurait fallu qu’elle eût déposé un chèque. | It would have been necessary for her to have deposited a check. |
on | eût déposé | Il aurait fallu qu’on eût déposé un chèque. | It would have been necessary for one to have deposited a check. |
nous | eussions déposé | Il aurait fallu que nous eussions déposé un chèque. | It would have been necessary for us to have deposited a check. |
vous | eussiez déposé | Il aurait fallu que vous eussiez déposé un chèque. | It would have been necessary for you to have deposited a check. |
ils | eussent déposé | Il aurait fallu qu’ils eussent déposé un chèque. | It would have been necessary for them to have deposited a check. |
elles | eussent déposé | Il aurait fallu qu’elles eussent déposé un chèque. | It would have been necessary for them to have deposited a check. |
Other Conjugations for Déponer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déponer
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Déponer – 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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