Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Introduction to the verb dévisser
The English translation of the French verb “dévisser” is “to unscrew.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-vee-say.”
The word “dévisser” comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” and the verb “visser” meaning “to screw.” This verb is most commonly used in its literal sense, to describe the action of removing a screw from something.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, dévisser is used to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense and adding the past participle “dévissé.”
Here are 3 simple examples of the use of dévisser in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Il avait fallu que j’aie dévissé la vis pour libérer le couvercle. (I had to have unscrewed the screw to free the lid.)
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Je doutais qu’elle eût dévissé la poignée de la porte. (I doubted that she had unscrewed the door handle.)
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Il aurait été mieux qu’il eût dévissé les boulons au lieu de les casser. (It would have been better if he had unscrewed the bolts instead of breaking them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dévisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dévissé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dévissé. | I wish I had unscrewed. |
tu | eusses dévissé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dévissé. | I wish you had unscrewed. |
il | eût dévissé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dévissé. | I wish he had unscrewed. |
elle | eût dévissé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dévissé. | I wish she had unscrewed. |
on | eût dévissé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dévissé. | I wish one had unscrewed. |
nous | eussions dévissé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dévissé. | I wish we had unscrewed. |
vous | eussiez dévissé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dévissé. | I wish you had unscrewed. |
ils | eussent dévissé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dévissé. | I wish they had unscrewed. |
elles | eussent dévissé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dévissé. | I wish they had unscrewed. |
Other Conjugations for Dévisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
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Dévisser – 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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