Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Introduction to the verb dépoudrer
The English translation of the French verb dépoudrer is “to dust off”. It is pronounced as “day-poo-dray”.
The word dépoudrer comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, which indicates removal or separation, and the noun “poudre” which means “powder”. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of removing dust or powder from something.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, dépoudrer is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action. For example:
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Il fallait que j’aie dépoudré le meuble avant que mes invités arrivent. (I had to dust off the furniture before my guests arrived.)
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Nous aurions dû dépoudrer la chambre avant que les parents de Paul viennent. (We should have dusted off the room before Paul’s parents came.)
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Elle souhaitait que tu eusses dépoudré les étagères avant qu’elle rentre. (She wished you had dusted off the shelves before she came home.)
In these examples, dépoudrer is conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express the unreal or hypothetical action of dusting off before another past action took place. The English translations also reflect this tense by using the past perfect tense.
Overall, dépoudrer is a useful verb for expressing past actions and is commonly used in everyday French to refer to the action of dusting off.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépoudrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dépoudré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dépoudré. | I wish I had dusted off. |
tu | eusses dépoudré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dépoudré. | I wish you had dusted off. |
il | eût dépoudré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dépoudré. | I wish he had dusted off. |
elle | eût dépoudré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dépoudré. | I wish she had dusted off. |
on | eût dépoudré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dépoudré. | I wish one had dusted off. |
nous | eussions dépoudré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dépoudré. | I wish we had dusted off. |
vous | eussiez dépoudré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dépoudré. | I wish you had dusted off. |
ils | eussent dépoudré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dépoudré. | I wish they had dusted off. |
elles | eussent dépoudré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dépoudré. | I wish they had dusted off. |
Other Conjugations for Dépoudrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépoudrer
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Dépoudrer – 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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