Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Introduction to the verb désherber
The English translation of the French verb désherber is “to weed.” It is pronounced “day-shair-bair.”
Désherber is derived from the Old French word “desirber,” which comes from the Latin word “exherbare,” meaning “to weed out.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of removing unwanted plants or weeds from a garden or field.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, désherber is used to express a hypothetical action that happened in the past, before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of désherber.
Examples:
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J’aurais désherbé le jardin avant que tu n’arrives. (I would have weeded the garden before you arrived.)
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Il serait venu m’aider si j’avais désherbé le champ. (He would have come to help me if I had weeded the field.)
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Nous serions partis plus tôt si nous avions désherbé le potager. (We would have left earlier if we had weeded the vegetable garden.)
In each of these examples, désherber is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that could have happened, but did not. It is often used in conditional or hypothetical situations to express regret or a missed opportunity.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of désherber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse désherbé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse désherbé. | I wish I had weeded. |
tu | eusses désherbé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses désherbé. | I wish you had weeded. |
il | eût désherbé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût désherbé. | I wish he had weeded. |
elle | eût désherbé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût désherbé. | I wish she had weeded. |
on | eût désherbé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût désherbé. | I wish one had weeded. |
nous | eussions désherbé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions désherbé. | I wish we had weeded. |
vous | eussiez désherbé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez désherbé. | I wish you had weeded. |
ils | eussent désherbé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent désherbé. | I wish they had weeded. |
elles | eussent désherbé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent désherbé. | I wish they had weeded. |
Other Conjugations for Désherber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désherber
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Désherber – 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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