Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Introduction to the verb engraver
The English translation of the French verb engraver is “to engrave.” It is pronounced as “ahn-grah-vay.”
The word “engraver” comes from the French word “graver,” which means “to carve.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Example 1: J’avais peur qu’il eût gravé mon nom sur le mur. (I was afraid that he had engraved my name on the wall.)
Example 2: Il était content que tu eusses gravé ton nom dans le bois. (He was pleased that you had engraved your name in the wood.)
Example 3: Nous regrettions que vous eussiez gravé vos initiales sur la pierre. (We regretted that you had engraved your initials on the stone.)
English translations:
Example 1: I was afraid that he had engraved my name on the wall.
Example 2: He was pleased that you had engraved your name in the wood.
Example 3: We regretted that you had engraved your initials on the stone.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of engraver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gravé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse gravé. | I wish I had engraved. |
tu | eusses gravé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses gravé. | I wish you had engraved. |
il | eût gravé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût gravé. | I wish he had engraved. |
elle | eût gravé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût gravé. | I wish she had engraved. |
on | eût gravé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût gravé. | I wish one had engraved. |
nous | eussions gravé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions gravé. | I wish we had engraved. |
vous | eussiez gravé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez gravé. | I wish you had engraved. |
ils | eussent gravé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent gravé. | I wish they had engraved. |
elles | eussent gravé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent gravé. | I wish they had engraved. |
Other Conjugations for Engraver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engraver
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Engraver – 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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