Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Introduction to the verb déserter
The English translation of the French verb déserter is “to desert.” It is pronounced as “day-zair-tay” in the infinitive form.
Déserter comes from the Latin word “desertare,” meaning “to abandon.” It was first used in French in the 14th century. In everyday French, déserter is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense that expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of déserter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais peur qu’il ait déserté l’armée avant la fin de la guerre. (I was afraid that he had deserted the army before the end of the war.)
- Il fallait que tu aies déserté ton poste pour être licencié. (You must have deserted your position to be fired.)
- Nous aurions regretté que vous ayez déserté vos amis si facilement. (We would have regretted if you had deserted your friends so easily.)
English translations:
- I was afraid that he had deserted the army before the end of the war.
- You must have deserted your position to be fired.
- We would have regretted if you had deserted your friends so easily.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déserter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déserté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déserté. | I wish I had deserted. |
tu | eusses déserté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déserté. | I wish you had deserted. |
il | eût déserté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déserté. | I wish he had deserted. |
elle | eût déserté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déserté. | I wish she had deserted. |
on | eût déserté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déserté. | I wish one had deserted. |
nous | eussions déserté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déserté. | I wish we had deserted. |
vous | eussiez déserté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déserté. | I wish you had deserted. |
ils | eussent déserté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déserté. | I wish they had deserted. |
elles | eussent déserté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déserté. | I wish they had deserted. |
Other Conjugations for Déserter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
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Déserter – 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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