Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Introduction to the verb dévaler
The English translation of the French verb dévaler is “to descend/to go down quickly or rapidly”. The infinitive form, dévaler, is pronounced “day-vah-lay”.
The word dévaler comes from the Latin word “vallare”, meaning “to surround with walls”. In French, it evolved to mean “to go down a hill or slope”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that is hypothetical, contrary to reality, or completed in the past.
Example 1: J’aurais aimé que tu dévalasses cette pente avec moi. (I wish you had gone down this slope with me.)
Example 2: Si j’avais su, j’aurais dévalé cette montagne plus vite. (If I had known, I would have descended this mountain faster.)
Example 3: Ils auraient dû dévaler la colline avant la tombée de la nuit. (They should have gone down the hill before nightfall.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dévaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dévalé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dévalé cette pente. | I wish I had skiied down that slope. |
tu | eusses dévalé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dévalé cette pente. | I wish you had skiied down that slope. |
il | eût dévalé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dévalé cette pente. | I wish he had skiied down that slope. |
elle | eût dévalé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dévalé cette pente. | I wish she had skiied down that slope. |
on | eût dévalé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dévalé cette pente. | I wish one had skiied down that slope. |
nous | eussions dévalé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dévalé cette pente. | I wish we had skiied down that slope. |
vous | eussiez dévalé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dévalé cette pente. | I wish you had skiied down that slope. |
ils | eussent dévalé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dévalé cette pente. | I wish they had skiied down that slope. |
elles | eussent dévalé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dévalé cette pente. | I wish they had skiied down that slope. |
Other Conjugations for Dévaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
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Dévaler – 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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