Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Introduction to the verb estiver
The English translation of the French verb estiver is “to be” or “to exist.” It is pronounced “eh-stee-vay.”
Estiver comes from the Old French verb “estre,” which ultimately comes from the Latin verb “esse.” In everyday French, estiver is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used for actions that occurred before another past action. It is typically used to express a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past.
Examples of estiver used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies estivé là pour me soutenir. (I wish you had been there to support me.)
- Il fallait que tu aies estivé plus attentif en classe pour réussir ton examen. (You needed to have been more attentive in class to pass your exam.)
- Je doutais qu’elle ait estivé à la fête hier soir. (I doubted that she had been at the party last night.)
In these examples, estiver is used in the past subjunctive to express a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past. The English translations also use the past subjunctive to convey the same meaning.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of estiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | fusse estivé | J’aurais aimé que je fusse estivé. | I wish I had been. |
tu | fusses estivé | J’aurais aimé que tu fusses estivé. | I wish you had been. |
il | fût estivé | J’aurais aimé qu’il fût estivé. | I wish he had been. |
elle | fût estivée | J’aurais aimé qu’elle fût estivée. | I wish she had been. |
on | fût estivé | J’aurais aimé qu’on fût estivé. | I wish one had been. |
nous | fussions estivés | J’aurais aimé que nous fussions estivés. | I wish we had been. |
vous | fussiez estivés | J’aurais aimé que vous fussiez estivés. | I wish you had been. |
ils | fussent estivés | J’aurais aimé qu’ils fussent estivés. | I wish they had been. |
elles | fussent estivées | J’aurais aimé qu’elles fussent estivées. | I wish they had been. |
Other Conjugations for Estiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estiver
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Estiver – 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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