Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Introduction to the verb dépraver
The English translation of the French verb dépraver is “to corrupt” or “to deprave.” It is pronounced as “day-pra-vay” in its infinitive form.
Dépraver comes from the Latin word “depravare,” meaning “to distort” or “to pervert.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in everyday French since then. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, dépraver is often used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that was completed in the past.
- Il fallait que je dépravasse les jeunes pour qu’ils comprennent la gravité de leurs actes. (I had to corrupt the young people so that they would understand the gravity of their actions.)
- Il aurait été préférable que tu ne dépravasses pas son jugement avec tes mensonges. (It would have been preferable if you had not corrupted their judgment with your lies.)
- Il était possible que nous ayons dépravé l’esprit des enfants en leur montrant des images violentes. (It was possible that we had corrupted the children’s minds by showing them violent images.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépraver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dépravé | Il était important que je eusse dépravé. | It was important that I had corrupted. |
tu | eusses dépravé | Il était important que tu eusses dépravé. | It was important that you had corrupted. |
il | eût dépravé | Il était important qu’il eût dépravé. | It was important that he had corrupted. |
elle | eût dépravé | Il était important qu’elle eût dépravé. | It was important that she had corrupted. |
on | eût dépravé | Il était important qu’on eût dépravé. | It was important that one had corrupted. |
nous | eussions dépravé | Il était important que nous eussions dépravé. | It was important that we had corrupted. |
vous | eussiez dépravé | Il était important que vous eussiez dépravé. | It was important that you had corrupted. |
ils | eussent dépravé | Il était important qu’ils eussent dépravé. | It was important that they had corrupted. |
elles | eussent dépravé | Il était important qu’elles eussent dépravé. | It was important that they had corrupted. |
Other Conjugations for Dépraver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépraver
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Dépraver – 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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