Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Introduction to the verb engendrer
The English translation of the French verb engendrer is “to generate” or “to produce.” It is pronounced as “ahn-zhahn-dreh.”
The word engendrer comes from the Old French word “engendrer” which means “to procreate” or “to generate.” It is derived from the Latin word “ingenerare,” which also means “to generate.”
In everyday French, engendrer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express actions that took place before another past action, or to convey a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of engendrer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais peur que cela n’engendrât des problèmes. (I was afraid that it would generate problems.)
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Il avait fallu qu’elle le dise pour que cela engendrât une dispute. (She had to say it for it to generate an argument.)
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Nous avions douté que leur décision n’engendrât une réaction négative. (We had doubted that their decision would generate a negative reaction.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of engendrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse engendré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse engendré. | I wish I had engendered. |
tu | eusses engendré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses engendré. | I wish you had engendered. |
il | eût engendré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût engendré. | I wish he had engendered. |
elle | eût engendré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût engendré. | I wish she had engendered. |
on | eût engendré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût engendré. | I wish one had engendered. |
nous | eussions engendré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions engendré. | I wish we had engendered. |
vous | eussiez engendré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez engendré. | I wish you had engendered. |
ils | eussent engendré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent engendré. | I wish they had engendered. |
elles | eussent engendré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent engendré. | I wish they had engendered. |
Other Conjugations for Engendrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
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Engendrer – 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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