Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Introduction to the verb envenimer
The English translation of the French verb envenimer is “to poison” or “to make worse.” The infinitive form, envenimer, is pronounced as “ahn-vuhn-ee-meh.”
Envenimer comes from the Latin word “venenum” meaning poison, which evolved into the Old French word “venim” and eventually the modern French word “venin,” meaning venom. Envenimer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that happened before another past action.
Example 1: J’avais peur qu’elle eût envenimé la situation. (I was afraid that she had poisoned the situation.)
Example 2: Il fallait qu’ils eussent envenimé leur rivalité pour en arriver à une telle violence. (They must have made their rivalry worse to reach such violence.)
Example 3: Je regrettais que tu eusses envenimé notre relation avec ton attitude méprisante. (I regretted that you had worsened our relationship with your disdainful attitude.)
English translations:
Example 1: I was afraid that she had made the situation worse.
Example 2: They must have escalated their rivalry to reach such violence.
Example 3: I regretted that you had poisoned our relationship with your disdainful attitude.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of envenimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse envenimé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse envenimé. | I wish I had poisoned. |
tu | eusses envenimé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses envenimé. | I wish you had poisoned. |
il | eût envenimé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût envenimé. | I wish he had poisoned. |
elle | eût envenimé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût envenimé. | I wish she had poisoned. |
on | eût envenimé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût envenimé. | I wish one had poisoned. |
nous | eussions envenimé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions envenimé. | I wish we had poisoned. |
vous | eussiez envenimé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez envenimé. | I wish you had poisoned. |
ils | eussent envenimé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent envenimé. | I wish they had poisoned. |
elles | eussent envenimé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent envenimé. | I wish they had poisoned. |
Other Conjugations for Envenimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envenimer
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Envenimer – 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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