Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Introduction to the verb avoisiner
The English translation of the French verb avoisiner is “to be close to” or “to border on.” It is pronounced “ah-vwah-zeen-ay.”
The word avoisiner comes from the Old French word “avoisiner,” which means “to be close to” or “to neighbor.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “vici,” which means “to be near” or “to lie near.”
In everyday French, avoisiner is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the subjonctif imparfait form, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Example 1: Si j’avais suivi mes rêves, j’aurais avoisiné les étoiles. (If I had followed my dreams, I would have been close to the stars.)
Example 2: Nous aurions pu avoisiner le bonheur, si seulement nous nous étions réconciliés. (We could have been close to happiness, if only we had reconciled.)
Example 3: Il m’avait dit qu’il aurait avoisiné les 30 ans à cette époque. (He had told me he would have been close to 30 at that time.)
In each of these examples, the use of avoisiner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense expresses an unrealized or hypothetical situation in the past. The English translations reflect this with the use of “would have” and the conditional tense.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of avoisiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | eusse avoisiné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse avoisiné. | I wish I had been close. |
tu | eusses avoisiné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses avoisiné. | I wish you had been close. |
il | eût avoisiné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût avoisiné. | I wish he had been close. |
elle | eût avoisiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût avoisiné. | I wish she had been close. |
on | eût avoisiné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût avoisiné. | I wish one had been close. |
nous | eussions avoisiné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions avoisiné. | I wish we had been close. |
vous | eussiez avoisiné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez avoisiné. | I wish you had been close. |
ils | eussent avoisiné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent avoisiné. | I wish they had been close. |
elles | eussent avoisiné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent avoisiné. | I wish they had been close. |
Other Conjugations for Avoisiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoisiner
(this article)
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the avoisiner Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense conjugation!
Avoisiner – 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
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb avoisiner. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!