Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Introduction to the verb en trouver
The English translation of the French verb en trouver is “to find.” The infinitive form, trouver, is pronounced as “troo-vay.”
The verb trouver comes from the Latin word “tropare,” meaning “to find.” It is used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that was hypothetical or imagined. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the subjonctif imparfait tense followed by the past participle of trouver, which is “trouvé.”
Examples:
- J’espérais que tu en eusses trouvé un meilleur. (I hoped that you had found a better one.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous en eussions trouvé avant. (We should have found some before.)
- Je ne pensais pas qu’elle en eût trouvé si rapidement. (I didn’t think she would have found it so quickly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of en trouver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse en trouvé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse en trouvé. | I wish I had found some. |
tu | eusses en trouvé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses en trouvé. | I wish you had found some. |
il | eût en trouvé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût en trouvé. | I wish he had found some. |
elle | eût en trouvé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût en trouvé. | I wish she had found some. |
on | eût en trouvé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût en trouvé. | I wish one had found some. |
nous | eussions en trouvé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions en trouvé. | I wish we had found some. |
vous | eussiez en trouvé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez en trouvé. | I wish you had found some. |
ils | eussent en trouvé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent en trouvé. | I wish they had found some. |
elles | eussent en trouvé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent en trouvé. | I wish they had found some. |
Other Conjugations for En Trouver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en trouver
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En Trouver – 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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