Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Introduction to the verb développer
The English translation of the French verb développer is “to develop.” It is pronounced as “day-veh-loh-pay.”
The language origin of développer comes from the Latin word “disvolvĕre,” meaning “to unroll” or “to unfold.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of growing, expanding, or elaborating something.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, développer is used to convey a past action that could have happened but did not, or a hypothetical past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense and adding the past participle of développer after it.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, along with their corresponding English translations:
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Il fallait que tu eusses développé ta confiance en toi. (It was necessary for you to have developed your self-confidence.)
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J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez développé vos propositions plus en détail. (I would have liked for you to have elaborated your proposals in more detail.)
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Ils avaient peur que les jeunes générations n’eussent pas développé un sens de la responsabilité. (They were afraid that the younger generations had not developed a sense of responsibility.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of développer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse développé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse développé. | I wish I had developed. |
tu | eusses développé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses développé. | I wish you had developed. |
il | eût développé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût développé. | I wish he had developed. |
elle | eût développé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût développé. | I wish she had developed. |
on | eût développé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût développé. | I wish one had developed. |
nous | eussions développé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions développé. | I wish we had developed. |
vous | eussiez développé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez développé. | I wish you had developed. |
ils | eussent développé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent développé. | I wish they had developed. |
elles | eussent développé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent développé. | I wish they had developed. |
Other Conjugations for Développer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb développer
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Développer – 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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