Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Introduction to the verb détromper
The English translation of the French verb détromper is “to disillusion, to disabuse, to set straight.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-trom-pay.”
The word détromper comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” or “remove” and the verb “tromper” meaning “to deceive.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples of détromper in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais cru qu’il était un bon ami, mais je me suis détrompé. (I had thought he was a good friend, but I was mistaken.)
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Elle avait vu toutes les preuves, mais elle s’était détrompée sur son innocence. (She had seen all the evidence, but she had been disillusioned about his innocence.)
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Nous avions espéré une réponse rapide, mais nous nous sommes vite détrompés. (We had hoped for a quick response, but we were soon proven wrong.)
English translations:
- I had thought he was a good friend, but I was mistaken.
- She had seen all the evidence, but she had been disillusioned about his innocence.
- We had hoped for a quick response, but we were soon proven wrong.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of détromper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse détrompé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse détrompé. | I wish I had corrected. |
tu | eusses détrompé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses détrompé. | I wish you had corrected. |
il | eût détrompé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût détrompé. | I wish he had corrected. |
elle | eût détrompé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût détrompé. | I wish she had corrected. |
on | eût détrompé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût détrompé. | I wish one had corrected. |
nous | eussions détrompé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions détrompé. | I wish we had corrected. |
vous | eussiez détrompé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez détrompé. | I wish you had corrected. |
ils | eussent détrompé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent détrompé. | I wish they had corrected. |
elles | eussent détrompé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent détrompé. | I wish they had corrected. |
Other Conjugations for Détromper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détromper
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Détromper – 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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