Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Introduction to the verb envier
The English translation of envier is “to envy.” It is pronounced as “ah(n)-vyay.”
The origin of envier can be traced back to the Latin verb invidere, meaning “to look upon with envy or ill-will.” In French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of envier in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- J’enviais que tu aies réussi ton examen. (I envied that you had passed your exam.)
- Il regrettait de ne pas avoir invité Marie, car elle aurait aimé être là. (He regretted not having invited Marie, as she would have liked to be there.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous n’ayez pas acheté cette maison. (We would have preferred that you had not bought this house.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of envier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse envié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse envié. | I wish I had envied. |
tu | eusses envié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses envié. | I wish you had envied. |
il | eût envié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût envié. | I wish he had envied. |
elle | eût envié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût envié. | I wish she had envied. |
on | eût envié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût envié. | I wish one had envied. |
nous | eussions envié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions envié. | I wish we had envied. |
vous | eussiez envié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez envié. | I wish you had envied. |
ils | eussent envié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent envié. | I wish they had envied. |
elles | eussent envié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent envié. | I wish they had envied. |
Other Conjugations for Envier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
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Envier – 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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