Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Introduction to the verb envider
The English translation of the French verb envider is “to empty or to clear out.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-vee-dey.”
Envider comes from the Old French word “envoidee,” which means “to empty.” It is derived from the Latin word “in-,” meaning “out,” and “vaccum,” meaning “empty.”
In everyday French, envider is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that was completed before another action or time in the past. It is formed by using the imperfect tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” followed by the past participle of envider.
Example 1: J’avais envidé mon sac avant de partir. (I had emptied my bag before leaving.)
Example 2: Tu avais envidé la poubelle hier soir. (You had cleared out the trash last night.)
Example 3: Ils avaient envidé la chambre avant l’arrivée des invités. (They had emptied the room before the guests arrived.)
In these examples, envider is used to describe an action that was completed before another action or time in the past. In English, this is expressed with the past perfect tense.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of envider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais envidé | J’avais envidé la corbeille. | I had emptied the basket. |
tu | tu avais envidé | Tu avais envidé le sac. | You had emptied the bag. |
il | il avait envidé | Il avait envidé le conteneur. | He had emptied the container. |
elle | elle avait envidé | Elle avait envidé le seau. | She had emptied the bucket. |
on | on avait envidé | On avait envidé le panier. | One had emptied the basket. |
nous | nous avions envidé | Nous avions envidé le sac. | We had emptied the bag. |
vous | vous aviez envidé | Vous aviez envidé le conteneur. | You had emptied the container. |
ils | ils avaient envidé | Ils avaient envidé le seau. | They had emptied the bucket. |
elles | elles avaient envidé | Elles avaient envidé le panier. | They had emptied the basket. |
Other Conjugations for Envider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envider
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Envider – 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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