Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Introduction to the verb désexciter
The English translation of the French verb désexciter is “to calm down” or “to relax”. It is pronounced as “day-zehk-see-teh”.
The word désexciter comes from the prefix “dés-” meaning “dis-” or “un-” and the verb “exciter” meaning “to excite”. Together, it means to take away or undo excitement or arousal.
In everyday French, désexciter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past hypothetical action or state that is no longer relevant or possible. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of désexciter.
Here are three examples of désexciter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu te sois désexcité avant de parler à ta mère. (I would have liked for you to have calmed down before talking to your mother.)
- Elle regrettait qu’il se soit désexcité après avoir bu trop de café. (She regretted that he had calmed down after drinking too much coffee.)
- Il était possible qu’ils se fussent désexcités avant de partir en vacances. (It was possible that they had calmed down before going on vacation.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désexciter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse désexcité | J’aurais aimé que je eusse désexcité. | I wish I had calmed down. |
tu | eusses désexcité | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses désexcité. | I wish you had calmed down. |
il | eût désexcité | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût désexcité. | I wish he had calmed down. |
elle | eût désexcité | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût désexcité. | I wish she had calmed down. |
on | eût désexcité | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût désexcité. | I wish one had calmed down. |
nous | eussions désexcité | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions désexcité. | I wish we had calmed down. |
vous | eussiez désexcité | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez désexcité. | I wish you had calmed down. |
ils | eussent désexcité | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent désexcité. | I wish they had calmed down. |
elles | eussent désexcité | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent désexcité. | I wish they had calmed down. |
Other Conjugations for Désexciter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désexciter
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Désexciter – 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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