Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Introduction to the verb avarier
The English translation of the French verb avarier is “to damage” or “to impair.” It is pronounced “ah-vah-ree-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word avarier has its origins in the Old French word “avariier,” meaning “to damage” or “to injure.” It comes from the Latin word “avarus,” meaning “greedy” or “covetous.”
In everyday French, avarier is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that is hypothetical or uncertain and that occurred in the past before another action in the past. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of avarier used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu n’aies pas avarié ma voiture. (I wish you had not damaged my car.)
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Il était important que nous n’eussions pas avarié la machine avant de la remettre en marche. (It was important that we had not damaged the machine before putting it back into operation.)
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Je regrette que vous ayez avarié ces objets précieux. (I regret that you have damaged these valuable objects.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of avarier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse avarié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse avarié. | I wish I had damaged. |
tu | eusses avarié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses avarié. | I wish you had damaged. |
il | eût avarié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût avarié. | I wish he had damaged. |
elle | eût avarié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût avarié. | I wish she had damaged. |
on | eût avarié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût avarié. | I wish one had damaged. |
nous | eussions avarié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions avarié. | I wish we had damaged. |
vous | eussiez avarié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez avarié. | I wish you had damaged. |
ils | eussent avarié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent avarié. | I wish they had damaged. |
elles | eussent avarié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent avarié. | I wish they had damaged. |
Other Conjugations for Avarier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avarier
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Avarier – 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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