Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Introduction to the verb desserrer
The English translation of the French verb desserrer is “to loosen” or “to loosen up.” The infinitive form is pronounced “deh-seh-rer.”
The language origin of desserrer comes from the Old French word “deserrer,” which means to loosen or release. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical past action that took place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of desserrer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’étais content qu’il ait desserré son étreinte. (I was happy that he had loosened his grip.)
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Elle avait peur qu’il eût desserré les freins du vélo. (She was afraid that he had loosened the brakes of the bike.)
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Nous étions surpris qu’elle eût desserré l’étreinte après toutes ces années. (We were surprised that she had loosened her grip after all these years.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of desserrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse desserré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse desserré. | I wish I had loosened. |
tu | eusses desserré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses desserré. | I wish you had loosened. |
il | eût desserré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût desserré. | I wish he had loosened. |
elle | eût desserré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût desserré. | I wish she had loosened. |
on | eût desserré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût desserré. | I wish one had loosened. |
nous | eussions desserré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions desserré. | I wish we had loosened. |
vous | eussiez desserré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez desserré. | I wish you had loosened. |
ils | eussent desserré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent desserré. | I wish they had loosened. |
elles | eussent desserré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent desserré. | I wish they had loosened. |
Other Conjugations for Desserrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desserrer
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Desserrer – 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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