Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) 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-yey.”
Avoyer comes from the Old French word “envoier,” which means “to send.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a literary tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations, are:
- J’aurais aimé qu’il avoyât la lettre à temps pour le rendez-vous. (I would have liked if he had sent the letter on time for the meeting.)
- Il fallait que nous avoyions le colis avant midi. (It was necessary that we sent the package before noon.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu avoyes les documents hier. (I would have preferred if you had sent the documents yesterday.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of avoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie envoyé | Je ne crois pas que j’aie envoyé. | I don’t believe I sent. |
tu | aies envoyé | Il faut que tu aies envoyé. | You must have sent. |
il | ait envoyé | Elle doute qu’il ait envoyé. | She doubts he sent. |
elle | ait envoyé | Il est possible qu’elle ait envoyé. | It’s possible she sent. |
on | ait envoyé | On veut qu’on ait envoyé. | We want it to have been sent. |
nous | ayons envoyé | Espérons que nous ayons envoyé. | Let’s hope we sent. |
vous | ayez envoyé | Il est important que vous ayez envoyé. | It’s important that you sent. |
ils | aient envoyé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient envoyé. | They doubt they sent. |
elles | aient envoyé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient envoyé. | They prefer they sent. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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