Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Introduction to the verb dépontiller
The English translation of the French verb dépontiller is “to take the pins out” or “to remove the pins.” It is pronounced as “day-pohn-tee-yay” in its infinitive form.
Dépontiller comes from the French word “pont” which means bridge. In the past, bridges were often held together by pins, so dépontiller literally means “to remove the pins from a bridge.” In everyday French, this verb is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
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J’aurais dépontillé le pont s’il avait été nécessaire. (I would have taken the pins out of the bridge if it had been necessary.)
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Si tu avais dépontillé les cheveux avant, tu n’aurais pas eu mal. (If you had taken the pins out of your hair before, you wouldn’t have been in pain.)
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Il aurait fallu que nous dépontillions le jouet avant de le réparer. (We should have taken the pins out of the toy before fixing it.)
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I would have taken the pins out of the bridge if it had been necessary.
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If you had taken the pins out of your hair before, you wouldn’t have been in pain.
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We should have taken the pins out of the toy before fixing it.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépontiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dépontillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dépontillé. | I wish I had taken off. |
tu | eusses dépontillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dépontillé. | I wish you had taken off. |
il | eût dépontillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dépontillé. | I wish he had taken off. |
elle | eût dépontillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dépontillé. | I wish she had taken off. |
on | eût dépontillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dépontillé. | I wish one had taken off. |
nous | eussions dépontillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dépontillé. | I wish we had taken off. |
vous | eussiez dépontillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dépontillé. | I wish you had taken off. |
ils | eussent dépontillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dépontillé. | I wish they had taken off. |
elles | eussent dépontillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dépontillé. | I wish they had taken off. |
Other Conjugations for Dépontiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépontiller
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Dépontiller – 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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