Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Introduction to the verb dévorer
The English translation of the French verb dévorer is “to devour.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-voh-rer.”
Dévorer comes from the Latin word “devorare,” which means “to swallow up, consume.” It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In French, dévorer is most often used in everyday language to mean “to eat quickly and greedily,” similar to the English verb “devour.” It can also be used figuratively to mean “to read or watch something with great enthusiasm and intensity.”
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, dévorer is used to express a hypothetical action in the past, often in conjunction with another verb in the same tense.
Example 1: J’avais peur qu’il eût dévoré tout le gâteau avant que je n’arrive. (I was afraid he had devoured the whole cake before I arrived.)
Example 2: Il fallait que nous eussions dévoré toutes les informations avant de rencontrer le patron. (We had to have devoured all the information before meeting the boss.)
Example 3: Elle était contente que tu eusses dévoré le livre qu’elle t’avait prêté. (She was happy that you had devoured the book she had lent you.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dévorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dévoré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dévoré. | I wish I had devoured. |
tu | eusses dévoré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dévoré. | I wish you had devoured. |
il | eût dévoré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dévoré. | I wish he had devoured. |
elle | eût dévoré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dévoré. | I wish she had devoured. |
on | eût dévoré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dévoré. | I wish one had devoured. |
nous | eussions dévoré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dévoré. | I wish we had devoured. |
vous | eussiez dévoré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dévoré. | I wish you had devoured. |
ils | eussent dévoré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dévoré. | I wish they had devoured. |
elles | eussent dévoré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dévoré. | I wish they had devoured. |
Other Conjugations for Dévorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
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Dévorer – 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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