Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Introduction to the verb convier
The English translation of the French verb convier is “to invite.” It is pronounced kawn-vee-ay.
The word convier comes from the Latin word “convidare,” meaning “to invite.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of using convier in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies convié à ta fête. (I would have liked for you to have invited me to your party.)
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Il était nécessaire que nous ayons convié tout le monde. (It was necessary for us to have invited everyone.)
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Elle aurait préféré que je l’aie conviée à dîner. (She would have preferred for me to have invited her to dinner.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of convier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie convié | Il est possible que j’aie convié Marie. | It’s possible that I invited Marie. |
tu | aies convié | Il faut que tu aies convié tes amis. | You should have invited your friends. |
il | ait convié | Il semble qu’il ait convié ses collègues. | It seems he invited his colleagues. |
elle | ait convié | Elle espère qu’elle ait convié sa famille. | She hopes she invited her family. |
on | ait convié | On veut qu’on ait convié tout le monde. | We want everyone to have been invited. |
nous | ayons convié | Nous sommes heureux que nous ayons convié nos voisins. | We are happy we invited our neighbors. |
vous | ayez convié | Il est important que vous ayez convié vos invités. | It’s important that you invited your guests. |
ils | aient convié | Ils doutent qu’ils aient convié leurs collègues. | They doubt they invited their colleagues. |
elles | aient convié | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient convié leurs amis. | They prefer they invited their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Convier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb convier
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Convier – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
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