Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envier
Introduction to the verb envier
The English translation of the French verb envier is “to envy.” It is pronounced as [ah(n)-vyey] in its infinitive form.
The word envier comes from the Latin verb “invidere,” meaning “to look at with malice” or “to be jealous.” In French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations are:
- J’aurais envie de partir en vacances avec toi. (I would have liked to go on vacation with you.)
- Si j’avais gagné à la loterie, j’aurais envie de m’acheter une grande maison. (If I had won the lottery, I would have wanted to buy a big house.)
- Nous aurions envie d’aller au cinéma ce soir, mais nous n’avons plus d’argent. (We would have wanted to go to the movies tonight, but we don’t have any money left.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of envier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais envié | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais envié. | I would have envied you. |
tu | aurais envié | Tu aurais envié plus tôt. | You would have envied earlier. |
il | aurait envié | Il aurait envié sa réussite. | He would have envied his success. |
elle | aurait envié | Elle aurait envié ses talents. | She would have envied her talents. |
on | aurait envié | On aurait envié leur richesse. | One would have envied their wealth. |
nous | aurions envié | Nous aurions envié leur maison. | We would have envied their house. |
vous | auriez envié | Vous auriez envié leur voiture. | You would have envied their car. |
ils | auraient envié | Ils auraient envié leur succès. | They would have envied their success. |
elles | auraient envié | Elles auraient envié leur bonheur. | They (female) would have envied their happiness. |
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 (this article)
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 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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