Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Introduction to the verb dépurer
The English translation of the French verb dépurer is “to purify.” It is pronounced as “day-pu-ray” in the infinitive form.
Depurer comes from the Latin word “depurare,” which means “to cleanse” or “to purify.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. It is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action or event.
Here are three simple examples of dépurer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’étais contente qu’il eût dépurgé son âme avant de mourir. (I was glad that he had purified his soul before dying.)
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Il était important que nous eussions dépurgé nos péchés avant la célébration de Pâques. (It was important that we had cleansed our sins before Easter celebration.)
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Elle était triste que tu eusses dépurgé toute trace de son existence dans la maison. (She was sad that you had purged any trace of her existence in the house.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dépurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dépurgé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dépurgé. | I wish I had purged. |
tu | eusses dépurgé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dépurgé. | I wish you had purged. |
il | eût dépurgé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dépurgé. | I wish he had purged. |
elle | eût dépurgé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dépurgé. | I wish she had purged. |
on | eût dépurgé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dépurgé. | I wish one had purged. |
nous | eussions dépurgé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dépurgé. | I wish we had purged. |
vous | eussiez dépurgé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dépurgé. | I wish you had purged. |
ils | eussent dépurgé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dépurgé. | I wish they had purged. |
elles | eussent dépurgé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dépurgé. | I wish they had purged. |
Other Conjugations for Dépurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépurer
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Dépurer – 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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