Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Introduction to the verb endêver
The English translation of the French verb endêver is “to endeavor” or “to strive”. It is pronounced as “ahn-de-vay”.
The language origin of endêver can be traced back to the Old French word “endever”, which comes from the Latin word “induere” meaning “to put on” or “to cover”. In everyday French, endêver is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action or situation that could have happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais travaillé plus dur, j’aurais pu réussir mon examen. (If I had worked harder, I could have passed my exam.)
- Elle aurait pu atteindre ses objectifs si elle s’était endêvée davantage. (She could have achieved her goals if she had striven more.)
- S’il avait continué à s’endêver, il aurait finalement réalisé son rêve. (If he had kept striving, he would have eventually achieved his dream.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of endêver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais endêvé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais endêvé. | I would have endeavored for you. |
tu | aurais endêvé | Tu aurais endêvé plus tôt. | You would have endeavored earlier. |
il | aurait endêvé | Il aurait endêvé sa passion. | He would have endeavored his passion. |
elle | aurait endêvé | Elle aurait endêvé pour sa famille. | She would have endeavored for her family. |
on | aurait endêvé | On aurait endêvé pour un monde meilleur. | One would have endeavored for a better world. |
nous | aurions endêvé | Nous aurions endêvé pour l’éducation. | We would have endeavored for education. |
vous | auriez endêvé | Vous auriez endêvé avec nous. | You would have endeavored with us. |
ils | auraient endêvé | Ils auraient endêvé pour leur pays. | They would have endeavored for their country. |
elles | auraient endêvé | Elles auraient endêvé pour leur avenir. | They (female) would have endeavored for their future. |
Other Conjugations for Endêver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
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Endêver – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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