Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Introduction to the verb congédier
The English translation of the French verb congédier is “to dismiss” or “to fire.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kon-zhey-DYAY.”
Congédier comes from the Latin word “congédiare,” meaning “to send away” or “to dismiss.” It is often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three examples of congédier in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais demandé que tu aies congédié cet employé avant qu’il ne cause d’autres problèmes. (I had asked that you had dismissed this employee before he caused any more problems.)
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Elle avait peur que son patron l’ait congédiée après avoir découvert ses erreurs. (She was afraid that her boss had fired her after discovering her mistakes.)
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Il était surpris que nous ayons congédié le fournisseur à cause de sa mauvaise qualité de service. (He was surprised that we had dismissed the supplier because of their poor quality of service.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of congédier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse congédié | J’aurais préféré que je eusse congédié. | I would have preferred to have dismissed. |
tu | eusses congédié | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses congédié. | I would have preferred you had dismissed. |
il | eût congédié | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût congédié. | I would have preferred he had dismissed. |
elle | eût congédié | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût congédié. | I would have preferred she had dismissed. |
on | eût congédié | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût congédié. | I would have preferred one had dismissed. |
nous | eussions congédié | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions congédié. | I would have preferred we had dismissed. |
vous | eussiez congédié | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez congédié. | I would have preferred you had dismissed. |
ils | eussent congédié | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent congédié. | I would have preferred they had dismissed. |
elles | eussent congédié | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent congédié. | I would have preferred they had dismissed. |
Other Conjugations for Congédier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
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Congédier – 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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