Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Introduction to the verb distancer
The English translation of the French verb distancer is “to distance/to move away/to put a distance between.”
Pronunciation: dee-stans-ay (infinitive form)
Language origin: Distancer comes from the French word “distance,” which originated from the Latin word “distantia,” meaning “a space, an interval.”
In everyday French, distancer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the plus-que-parfait tense, followed by the past participle of distancer, which is “distancé.”
Examples:
- J’aurais aimé que tu te sois distancé de cette personne toxique. (I would have liked for you to have distanced yourself from that toxic person.)
- Il fallait que nous nous soyons distancés de cette situation dangereuse. (It was necessary for us to have distanced ourselves from that dangerous situation.)
- Je regrette que vous ne vous soyez pas distancés de cet événement controversé. (I regret that you did not distance yourselves from that controversial event.)
English translations:
- I would have liked for you to have distanced yourself from that toxic person.
- It was necessary for us to have distanced ourselves from that dangerous situation.
- I regret that you did not distance yourselves from that controversial event.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of distancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse distancé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse distancé. | I wish I had distanced. |
tu | eusses distancé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses distancé. | I wish you had distanced. |
il | eût distancé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût distancé. | I wish he had distanced. |
elle | eût distancé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût distancé. | I wish she had distanced. |
on | eût distancé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût distancé. | I wish one had distanced. |
nous | eussions distancé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions distancé. | I wish we had distanced. |
vous | eussiez distancé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez distancé. | I wish you had distanced. |
ils | eussent distancé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent distancé. | I wish they had distanced. |
elles | eussent distancé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent distancé. | I wish they had distanced. |
Other Conjugations for Distancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
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Distancer – 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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