Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Introduction to the verb disputer
The English translation of the French verb disputer is “to dispute” or “to argue.” It is pronounced as “dee-speu-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word “disputer” comes from the Latin word “disputare,” meaning “to discuss” or “to examine.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe a heated or intense argument or disagreement between two or more people.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, disputer is used to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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J’avais peur que mes parents se soient disputés à cause de moi. (I was afraid that my parents had argued because of me.)
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Il était dommage que nous nous soyons disputés avant de partir en vacances. (It was a shame that we had argued before leaving for vacation.)
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J’avais toujours cru que nous nous étions disputés pour rien. (I had always believed that we had argued over nothing.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of disputer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse disputé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que je eusse disputé. | If I had known, I wish I had argued. |
tu | eusses disputé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que tu eusses disputé. | If I had known, I wish you had argued. |
il | eût disputé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’il eût disputé. | If I had known, I wish he had argued. |
elle | eût disputé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’elle eût disputé. | If I had known, I wish she had argued. |
on | eût disputé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’on eût disputé. | If I had known, I wish one had argued. |
nous | eussions disputé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que nous eussions disputé. | If I had known, I wish we had argued. |
vous | eussiez disputé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que vous eussiez disputé. | If I had known, I wish you had argued. |
ils | eussent disputé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent disputé. | If I had known, I wish they had argued. |
elles | eussent disputé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent disputé. | If I had known, I wish they had argued. |
Other Conjugations for Disputer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
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Disputer – 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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