Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Introduction to the verb déstresser
The English translation of the French verb déstresser is “to destress” or “to relax.” It is pronounced as “day-streh-say” in its infinitive form.
Déstresser is a compound word formed from the prefix “dé-” meaning “to remove” and the noun “stress.” It can be traced back to the Latin word “strictus” meaning “to be drawn tight.” In everyday French, déstresser is most often used in its infinitive form as a reflexive verb, “se déstresser,” meaning “to relax oneself.”
When used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, déstresser expresses an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense followed by the past participle “déstressé.” For example:
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J’aurais aimé que tu te sois déstressé avant de commencer ton examen. (I wish you had relaxed before starting your exam.)
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Il était nécessaire qu’elle se soit déstressée avant de prendre une décision. (It was necessary for her to have relaxed before making a decision.)
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Nous aurions dû nous être déstressés avant de partir en vacances. (We should have relaxed before going on vacation.)
These examples show how déstresser is used in its reflexive form in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express actions that occurred before another past action with a sense of regret or necessity.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déstresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déstressé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déstressé. | I wish I had destressed. |
tu | eusses déstressé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déstressé. | I wish you had destressed. |
il | eût déstressé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déstressé. | I wish he had destressed. |
elle | eût déstressé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déstressé. | I wish she had destressed. |
on | eût déstressé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déstressé. | I wish one had destressed. |
nous | eussions déstressé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déstressé. | I wish we had destressed. |
vous | eussiez déstressé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déstressé. | I wish you had destressed. |
ils | eussent déstressé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déstressé. | I wish they had destressed. |
elles | eussent déstressé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déstressé. | I wish they had destressed. |
Other Conjugations for Déstresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déstresser
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Déstresser – 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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