Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb enjoncer

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The English translation of the French verb enjoncer is “to enjoin” or “to command”. It is pronounced as “ahn-zhon-say” in its infinitive form.

Enjoncer comes from the Old French word “enjoindre”, which means “to enjoin” or “to impose”. It ultimately derives from the Latin word “in iungere”, meaning “to join together”. In modern French, enjoncer is primarily used in legal contexts and is often translated as “to order” or “to command”.

In the Plus-que-parfait tense, enjoncer is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:

  1. J’avais enjoncé à mes employés de terminer ce projet avant la fin de la semaine. (I had ordered my employees to finish this project before the end of the week.)
  2. Elle avait enjoncé à son mari de ne pas toucher à ses affaires personnelles. (She had commanded her husband not to touch her personal belongings.)
  3. Les parents leur avaient enjoncé de rentrer avant minuit. (The parents had enjoined them to come back before midnight.)

Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enjoncer

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je j’avais enjoncé J’avais enjoncé la pente. I had shoved up the slope.
tu tu avais enjoncé Tu avais enjoncé la marche. You had shoved up the stairs.
il il avait enjoncé Il avait enjoncé la colline. He had shoved up the hill.
elle elle avait enjoncé Elle avait enjoncé l’escalier. She had shoved up the stairs.
on on avait enjoncé On avait enjoncé la montée. One had shoved up the ascent.
nous nous avions enjoncé Nous avions enjoncé la côte. We had shoved up the coast.
vous vous aviez enjoncé Vous aviez enjoncé la pente. You had shoved up the slope.
ils ils avaient enjoncé Ils avaient enjoncé le sentier. They had shoved up the path.
elles elles avaient enjoncé Elles avaient enjoncé la côte. They had shoved up the coast.

Other Conjugations for Enjoncer.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer     (this article)

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjoncer

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Enjoncer – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense

The French “plus-que-parfait” tense is a past tense used to express actions or events that occurred before another past action or event. It is often translated to English as the “pluperfect” tense. The name “plus-que-parfait” literally means “more than perfect,” indicating that it is a tense used to describe actions that were completed before a specific point in the past.
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Tense Formation

To form the plus-que-parfait tense, you typically use the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) in the imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. Here are the conjugations for both auxiliary verbs:
1. With “avoir” as the auxiliary verb:
   – J’avais mangé (I had eaten)
   – Tu avais parlé (You had spoken)
   – Il/elle/on avait fini (He/She/One had finished)
   – Nous avions lu (We had read)
   – Vous aviez choisi (You had chosen)
   – Ils/elles avaient joué (They had played)
2. With “être” as the auxiliary verb (usually for intransitive verbs or verbs indicating a state):
   – J’étais parti(e) (I had left)
   – Tu étais arrivé(e) (You had arrived)
   – Il/elle/on était tombé(e) (He/She/One had fallen)
   – Nous étions resté(e)s (We had stayed)
   – Vous étiez né(e)(s) (You had been born)
   – Ils/elles étaient monté(e)s (They had gone up)

Common everyday usage patterns

Sequencing of past events

The plus-que-parfait is used to express a past action that happened before another past action. For example, “J’avais mangé avant qu’il ne soit arrivé” (I had eaten before he arrived).

Background information

It is also used to provide background information or set the stage for a main past event. For instance, “Quand je suis arrivé, ils avaient déjà fini de manger” (When I arrived, they had already finished eating).

Hypothetical or reported speech

In indirect speech, the plus-que-parfait is used to report what someone had said or thought in the past. For example, “Il avait dit qu’il viendrait demain” (He had said that he would come tomorrow).

Interactions with other tenses

– The plus-que-parfait is often used in conjunction with the passé composé (simple past) to establish the sequence of past events. The passé composé describes the more recent action, while the plus-que-parfait describes the action that occurred earlier.
– It can also be used with the conditional mood to express a hypothetical past event, like “Si j’avais su, j’aurais agi différemment” (If I had known, I would have acted differently).
– When used in reported speech, it can be combined with the conditional mood or the imperfect subjunctive to reflect the original mood and tense of the reported statement.

Summary

The French plus-que-parfait tense is an essential part of the language for expressing past actions that occurred before other past actions, providing background information, and reporting past statements or thoughts. It is an integral component of constructing complex and accurate narratives in French.

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