Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Introduction to the verb avoyer
The English translation of the French verb avoyer is “to send” or “to dispatch”. It is pronounced as “ah-vwah-yay”.
The language origin of avoyer comes from the Old French word “avoi”, which means “to send on a mission”. In modern French, it is most often used as a transitive verb, meaning that it requires a direct object.
In everyday French, avoyer is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that occurred before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’avais envoyé un colis à ma famille avant de partir en vacances. (I had sent a package to my family before leaving on vacation.)
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Tu avais expédié ta candidature avant la date limite. (You had dispatched your application before the deadline.)
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Ils avaient délégué la responsabilité à leur chef d’équipe avant de partir en congé. (They had delegated the responsibility to their team leader before going on vacation.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of avoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais envoyé | J’avais envoyé la lettre. | I had sent the letter. |
tu | tu avais envoyé | Tu avais envoyé le colis. | You had sent the package. |
il | il avait envoyé | Il avait envoyé le mail. | He had sent the email. |
elle | elle avait envoyé | Elle avait envoyé le message. | She had sent the message. |
on | on avait envoyé | On avait envoyé la carte. | One had sent the card. |
nous | nous avions envoyé | Nous avions envoyé la photo. | We had sent the photo. |
vous | vous aviez envoyé | Vous aviez envoyé le cadeau. | You had sent the gift. |
ils | ils avaient envoyé | Ils avaient envoyé le colis. | They had sent the package. |
elles | elles avaient envoyé | Elles avaient envoyé le colis. | They had sent the package. |
Other Conjugations for Avoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
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Avoyer – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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