Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Introduction to the verb entre-dévorer
The English translation of the French verb entre-dévorer is “to completely devour”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-truh-day-voh-ray”.
Entre-dévorer is a compound verb made up of the prefix entre- (meaning “completely” or “thoroughly”) and the verb dévorer (meaning “to devour”). It is derived from the Latin word “devorare”, meaning “to swallow up”. This verb is used to express the idea of consuming or devouring something completely and intensely.
In everyday French, the verb entre-dévorer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a form of the subjunctive mood used to express a past action that is hypothetical or unreal. It is usually used in combination with the preposition “que” to introduce the subordinate clause.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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Il était temps que tu t’en ailles, j’avais entre-dévoré tout le gâteau. (It was time for you to leave, I had completely devoured the cake.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu sois là, on aurait entre-dévoré ce délicieux repas ensemble. (I would have liked for you to be here, we would have completely devoured this delicious meal together.)
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Si j’avais su qu’il était si bon, j’aurais entre-dévoré tout le pot de Nutella. (If I had known it was so good, I would have completely devoured the entire jar of Nutella.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of entre-dévorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse entre-dévoré | Je regrette que je eusse entre-dévoré. | I wish I had devoured between. |
tu | eusses entre-dévoré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses entre-dévoré. | I wish you had devoured between. |
il | eût entre-dévoré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût entre-dévoré. | I wish he had devoured between. |
elle | eût entre-dévoré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût entre-dévoré. | I wish she had devoured between. |
on | eût entre-dévoré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût entre-dévoré. | I wish one had devoured between. |
nous | eussions entre-dévoré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions entre-dévoré. | I wish we had devoured between. |
vous | eussiez entre-dévoré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez entre-dévoré. | I wish you had devoured between. |
ils | eussent entre-dévoré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent entre-dévoré. | I wish they had devoured between. |
elles | eussent entre-dévoré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent entre-dévoré. | I wish they had devoured between. |
Other Conjugations for Entre-Dévorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entre-dévorer
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Entre-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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