Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Introduction to the verb choyer
The English translation of the French verb choyer is “to pamper” or “to spoil.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “shwa-yay.”
Choyer comes from the Latin word “cola,” meaning “to cultivate” or “to cherish.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that would have been completed if certain conditions had been met.
Example 1: Je regrettais que mes parents ne m’aient pas choyé pendant mon enfance.
English translation: I regretted that my parents had not pampered me during my childhood.
Example 2: Si tu avais choyé ton chat, il ne serait pas aussi méchant maintenant.
English translation: If you had pampered your cat, it wouldn’t be so mean now.
Example 3: Nous aurions choyé nos invités si nous avions eu plus de temps.
English translation: We would have spoiled our guests if we had more time.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of choyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse choyé | Je regrette que je eusse choyé. | I regret that I had spoiled. |
tu | eusses choyé | Je regrette que tu eusses choyé. | I regret that you had spoiled. |
il | eût choyé | Je regrette qu’il eût choyé. | I regret that he had spoiled. |
elle | eût choyé | Je regrette qu’elle eût choyé. | I regret that she had spoiled. |
on | eût choyé | Je regrette qu’on eût choyé. | I regret that one had spoiled. |
nous | eussions choyé | Je regrette que nous eussions choyé. | I regret that we had spoiled. |
vous | eussiez choyé | Je regrette que vous eussiez choyé. | I regret that you had spoiled. |
ils | eussent choyé | Je regrette qu’ils eussent choyé. | I regret that they had spoiled. |
elles | eussent choyé | Je regrette qu’elles eussent choyé. | I regret that they had spoiled. |
Other Conjugations for Choyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb choyer
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Choyer – 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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