Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Introduction to the verb engager
The English translation of the French verb engager is “to engage.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-ga-zhay.”
The word engager comes from the Old French word “engagier,” which means “to pledge.” It is derived from the Latin word “in” (in) and “gagium” (pledge).
In everyday French, the verb engager is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express an action or event that happened before another past action or event, and is often used in complex sentences in which the main verb is in the past tense.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of engager in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
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J’avais engagé qu’il viendrait à la fête avant que je ne reçoive l’invitation. (I had engaged that he would come to the party before I received the invitation.)
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Nous étions engagés à finir le projet avant que le chef ne revienne de vacances. (We had engaged to finish the project before the boss returned from vacation.)
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Vous aviez engagé que vous ne me quitteriez jamais, mais vous m’avez abandonné. (You had engaged that you would never leave me, but you abandoned me.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of engager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse engagé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse engagé. | I wish I had engaged. |
tu | eusses engagé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses engagé. | I wish you had engaged. |
il | eût engagé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût engagé. | I wish he had engaged. |
elle | eût engagé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût engagé. | I wish she had engaged. |
on | eût engagé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût engagé. | I wish one had engaged. |
nous | eussions engagé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions engagé. | I wish we had engaged. |
vous | eussiez engagé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez engagé. | I wish you had engaged. |
ils | eussent engagé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent engagé. | I wish they had engaged. |
elles | eussent engagé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent engagé. | I wish they had engaged. |
Other Conjugations for Engager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engager
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Engager – 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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