Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Introduction to the verb dessiner
The English translation of dessiner is “to draw.” The infinitive form, dessiner, is pronounced as “de-see-nay.”
The word dessiner comes from the French word “dessin,” meaning “drawing,” and ultimately derives from the Latin word “designare,” which means “to mark out.” It is a common verb used in everyday French and is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense.
The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express an action that took place before another action in the past. It is formed by using the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the verb. In this tense, dessiner would become “aie dessiné” or “aie dessiné” with “avoir” and “sois dessiné” or “sois dessiné” with “être.”
Here are three simple examples of dessiner used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies dessiné un portrait de moi. (I would have liked for you to have drawn a portrait of me.)
- Il était content que nous ayons dessiné ensemble. (He was happy that we had drawn together.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous soyez déjà dessiné. (We would have liked for you to have already drawn yourself.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dessiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dessiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dessiné. | I wish I had drawn. |
tu | eusses dessiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dessiné. | I wish you had drawn. |
il | eût dessiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dessiné. | I wish he had drawn. |
elle | eût dessiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dessiné. | I wish she had drawn. |
on | eût dessiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dessiné. | I wish one had drawn. |
nous | eussions dessiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dessiné. | I wish we had drawn. |
vous | eussiez dessiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dessiné. | I wish you had drawn. |
ils | eussent dessiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dessiné. | I wish they had drawn. |
elles | eussent dessiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dessiné. | I wish they had drawn. |
Other Conjugations for Dessiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
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Dessiner – 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
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