Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Introduction to the verb détacher
The English translation of the French verb détacher is “to detach” or “to unfasten.” The infinitive form, détacher, is pronounced [day-ta-shay].
The word détacher comes from the Old French word “destacher,” which is composed of the prefix “de-” (meaning “apart”) and the verb “atacher” (meaning “to attach”). In everyday French, détacher is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express an action that took place before another past action.
Examples:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies détaché ta ceinture avant de sortir de la voiture. (I wish you had unfastened your seatbelt before getting out of the car.)
- Il était nécessaire que nous ayons détaché les câbles avant de débrancher l’ordinateur. (It was necessary for us to have detached the cables before unplugging the computer.)
- Si vous aviez détaché les documents à temps, nous n’aurions pas eu ce problème. (If you had detached the documents on time, we wouldn’t have had this problem.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of détacher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse détaché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse détaché. | I wish I had detached. |
tu | eusses détaché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses détaché. | I wish you had detached. |
il | eût détaché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût détaché. | I wish he had detached. |
elle | eût détaché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût détaché. | I wish she had detached. |
on | eût détaché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût détaché. | I wish one had detached. |
nous | eussions détaché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions détaché. | I wish we had detached. |
vous | eussiez détaché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez détaché. | I wish you had detached. |
ils | eussent détaché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent détaché. | I wish they had detached. |
elles | eussent détaché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent détaché. | I wish they had detached. |
Other Conjugations for Détacher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
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Détacher – 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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