Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Introduction to the verb dévaster
The English translation of the French verb dévaster is “to devastate” or “to ravage.” The infinitive form, dévaster, is pronounced as “day-vah-stay.”
Dévaster comes from the Latin word “vastare,” meaning “to make empty” or “to lay waste.” It first appeared in French in the 14th century and has been used to describe the destruction or ruin of something ever since.
In everyday French, dévaster is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that had already been completed before another past event. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of dévaster and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of dévaster in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais dévasté la ville avant que la guerre n’éclate. (I had devastated the city before the war broke out.)
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Elle était ravagée par la tristesse quand elle a appris la nouvelle. (She was devastated by the news when she heard it.)
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Nous avions dévasté toute la forêt avant que les autorités n’interviennent. (We had devastated the entire forest before the authorities intervened.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dévaster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dévasté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dévasté. | I wish I had devastated. |
tu | eusses dévasté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dévasté. | I wish you had devastated. |
il | eût dévasté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dévasté. | I wish he had devastated. |
elle | eût dévasté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dévasté. | I wish she had devastated. |
on | eût dévasté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dévasté. | I wish one had devastated. |
nous | eussions dévasté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dévasté. | I wish we had devastated. |
vous | eussiez dévasté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dévasté. | I wish you had devastated. |
ils | eussent dévasté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dévasté. | I wish they had devastated. |
elles | eussent dévasté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dévasté. | I wish they had devastated. |
Other Conjugations for Dévaster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
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Dévaster – 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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