Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Introduction to the verb archiver
The English translation of the French verb archiver is “to archive.” It is pronounced “ahr-shee-vay.”
The word archiver comes from the Latin word “archivum,” meaning “archive.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and refers to the act of preserving and organizing documents and records for future reference.
In everyday French, archiver is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Imperfect Subjunctive form followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies archivé ces documents avant qu’ils ne soient perdus. (I would have liked for you to have archived these documents before they were lost.)
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Il aurait fallu que nous ayons archivé ces fichiers avant de quitter le bureau. (We should have archived these files before leaving the office.)
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Elle aurait préféré que vous eussiez archivé ces dossiers plus tôt. (She would have preferred for you to have archived these files earlier.)
English translations:
- I wish you had archived these documents before they were lost.
- We should have archived these files before leaving the office.
- She would have preferred for you to have archived these files earlier.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of archiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse archivé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse archivé. | I wish I had archived. |
tu | eusses archivé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses archivé. | I wish you had archived. |
il | eût archivé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût archivé. | I wish he had archived. |
elle | eût archivé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût archivé. | I wish she had archived. |
on | eût archivé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût archivé. | I wish one had archived. |
nous | eussions archivé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions archivé. | I wish we had archived. |
vous | eussiez archivé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez archivé. | I wish you had archived. |
ils | eussent archivé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent archivé. | I wish they had archived. |
elles | eussent archivé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent archivé. | I wish they had archived. |
Other Conjugations for Archiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
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Archiver – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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