Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Introduction to the verb enverger
The English translation of the French verb enverger is “to branch out.” The infinitive form of enverger is pronounced as “ahn-vehr-zhay.”
Enverger comes from the Old French word “envergier,” meaning “to spread out one’s wings.” In modern French, it is most often used in the reflexive form, s’enverger, which means “to diversify” or “to expand one’s activities.”
In everyday French, enverger is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense (past perfect tense) to describe an action that had been completed before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective translations in English:
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J’avais envergé mes activités avant de partir en vacances. (I had diversified my activities before going on vacation.)
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Nous avions envergé notre entreprise avant de rencontrer ces difficultés financières. (We had expanded our business before encountering these financial difficulties.)
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Ils avaient envergé leur réseau de distribution avant de lancer le nouveau produit. (They had branched out their distribution network before launching the new product.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of enverger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais envergé | J’avais envergé l’avion. | I had taken off with the plane. |
tu | tu avais envergé | Tu avais envergé la falaise. | You had flown over the cliff. |
il | il avait envergé | Il avait envergé l’oiseau. | He had spread the bird’s wings. |
elle | elle avait envergé | Elle avait envergé la vallée. | She had flown over the valley. |
on | on avait envergé | On avait envergé le lac. | One had flown over the lake. |
nous | nous avions envergé | Nous avions envergé le continent. | We had flown over the continent. |
vous | vous aviez envergé | Vous aviez envergé l’océan. | You had flown over the ocean. |
ils | ils avaient envergé | Ils avaient envergé le paysage. | They had flown over the landscape. |
elles | elles avaient envergé | Elles avaient envergé la forêt. | They had flown over the forest. |
Other Conjugations for Enverger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enverger
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Enverger – 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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