Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Introduction to the verb déterger
The English translation of the French verb déterger is “to cleanse” or “to purify.” It is pronounced as “day-tair-zhay” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of déterger comes from the Latin word detergere, meaning “to wipe off” or “to clean.” In everyday French, déterger is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express an action that has been completed in the past before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of déterger in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais détergé la tache avant que tu n’arrives. (I had cleansed the stain before you arrived.)
- Nous avions détergé la maison avant que les invités n’arrivent. (We had purified the house before the guests arrived.)
- Ils avaient détergé leurs mains avant de toucher la nourriture. (They had cleansed their hands before touching the food.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of déterger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse détergé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse détergé mon linge. | I wish I had washed my laundry. |
tu | eusses détergé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses détergé le sol. | I wish you had cleaned the floor. |
il | eût détergé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût détergé la voiture. | I wish he had washed the car. |
elle | eût détergé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût détergé la fenêtre. | I wish she had cleaned the window. |
on | eût détergé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût détergé la vaisselle. | I wish one had washed the dishes. |
nous | eussions détergé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions détergé le tapis. | I wish we had cleaned the carpet. |
vous | eussiez détergé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez détergé les vêtements. | I wish you had washed the clothes. |
ils | eussent détergé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent détergé les murs. | I wish they had cleaned the walls. |
elles | eussent détergé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent détergé la salle de bain. | I wish they had cleaned the bathroom. |
Other Conjugations for Déterger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
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Déterger – 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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