Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) 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 “ah-vwah-yay.”
The word avoyer comes from the Old French word “avoier,” which means “to send” or “to dispatch.” This verb is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that is completed before another action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif Imparfait followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Example 1:
J’avais avoyé les lettres avant qu’il ne parte.
(I had sent the letters before he left.)
Example 2:
Tu avais avoyé le colis avant que le magasin ne ferme.
(You had sent the package before the store closed.)
Example 3:
Elle avait avoyé les invitations avant que l’événement ne commence.
(She had sent the invitations before the event started.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of avoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse avoyé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que je eusse avoyé avec eux. | If I had known, I wish I had sent with them. |
tu | eusses avoyé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que tu eusses avoyé avec eux. | If I had known, I wish you had sent with them. |
il | eût avoyé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’il eût avoyé avec eux. | If I had known, I wish he had sent with them. |
elle | eût avoyé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’elle eût avoyé avec eux. | If I had known, I wish she had sent with them. |
on | eût avoyé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’on eût avoyé avec eux. | If I had known, I wish one had sent with them. |
nous | eussions avoyé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que nous eussions avoyé avec eux. | If I had known, I wish we had sent with them. |
vous | eussiez avoyé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que vous eussiez avoyé avec eux. | If I had known, I wish you had sent with them. |
ils | eussent avoyé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent avoyé avec eux. | If I had known, I wish they had sent with them. |
elles | eussent avoyé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent avoyé avec eux. | If I had known, I wish they had sent with them. |
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
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 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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