Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Introduction to the verb disculper
The English translation of the French verb disculper is “to exonerate” or “to clear of blame.” It is pronounced as “dee-skool-pay.”
The word disculper comes from the Latin word “disculpare,” which means “to justify or defend oneself.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used for actions that have already been completed in the past and are uncertain or hypothetical.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il fallait que je me disculpasse devant le tribunal. (I had to exonerate myself in front of the court.)
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Il n’était pas certain que le témoin se soit disculpé. (It was not certain that the witness had cleared himself.)
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Elle a dit qu’elle se serait disculpée si elle avait su la vérité. (She said she would have exonerated herself if she had known the truth.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of disculper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse disculpé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse disculpé. | I wish I had cleared. |
tu | eusses disculpé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses disculpé. | I wish you had cleared. |
il | eût disculpé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût disculpé. | I wish he had cleared. |
elle | eût disculpé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût disculpé. | I wish she had cleared. |
on | eût disculpé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût disculpé. | I wish one had cleared. |
nous | eussions disculpé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions disculpé. | I wish we had cleared. |
vous | eussiez disculpé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez disculpé. | I wish you had cleared. |
ils | eussent disculpé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent disculpé. | I wish they had cleared. |
elles | eussent disculpé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent disculpé. | I wish they had cleared. |
Other Conjugations for Disculper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disculper
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Disculper – 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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