Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Introduction to the verb encourager
The English translation of the French verb encourager is “to encourage.” It is pronounced as “ahn-koo-rah-zhay” in the infinitive form.
The word encourager comes from the Old French word “encoragier,” which comes from the Latin word “in-” meaning “in” and “cor” meaning “heart.” It is most often used in everyday French to express the action of giving support, motivation, or confidence to someone.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, encourager is used to express a past action that was desired or hoped for. It is often used with the conjunction “que” to introduce a clause that expresses a wish or a hypothetical situation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies encouragé avant mon examen. (I would have liked for you to have encouraged me before my exam.)
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Il aurait fallu que nous les ayons encouragés à poursuivre leurs rêves. (We should have encouraged them to pursue their dreams.)
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Ma mère aurait souhaité que je l’eusse encouragée à pratiquer le sport quand elle était jeune. (My mother would have wished for me to have encouraged her to practice sports when she was young.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of encourager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse encouragé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse encouragé. | I wish I had encouraged. |
tu | eusses encouragé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses encouragé. | I wish you had encouraged. |
il | eût encouragé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût encouragé. | I wish he had encouraged. |
elle | eût encouragé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût encouragé. | I wish she had encouraged. |
on | eût encouragé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût encouragé. | I wish one had encouraged. |
nous | eussions encouragé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions encouragé. | I wish we had encouraged. |
vous | eussiez encouragé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez encouragé. | I wish you had encouraged. |
ils | eussent encouragé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent encouragé. | I wish they had encouraged. |
elles | eussent encouragé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent encouragé. | I wish they had encouraged. |
Other Conjugations for Encourager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
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Encourager – 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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