Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Introduction to the verb envisager
The English translation of the French verb envisager is “to envisage” or “to contemplate.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as ahn-vee-za-zhay.
The word “envisager” comes from the Old French word “envisagier,” which is derived from the Latin word “invisus,” meaning “to look at.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Examples of usage of envisager in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais envisagé que tu aurais déjà fini avant mon arrivée. (I had envisaged that you would have finished before my arrival.)
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Elle avait envisagé de partir en vacances avant que la pandémie ne frappe. (She had contemplated going on vacation before the pandemic hit.)
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Nous avions envisagé de déménager si nous avions obtenu ce travail à l’étranger. (We had considered moving if we had gotten this job abroad.)
English translations:
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I had envisaged that you would have finished before my arrival.
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She had contemplated going on vacation before the pandemic hit.
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We had considered moving if we had gotten this job abroad.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of envisager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse envisagé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que je eusse envisagé ça. | If I had known, I wish I had considered that. |
tu | eusses envisagé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que tu eusses envisagé ça. | If I had known, I wish you had considered that. |
il | eût envisagé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’il eût envisagé ça. | If I had known, I wish he had considered that. |
elle | eût envisagé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’elle eût envisagé ça. | If I had known, I wish she had considered that. |
on | eût envisagé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’on eût envisagé ça. | If I had known, I wish one had considered that. |
nous | eussions envisagé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que nous eussions envisagé ça. | If I had known, I wish we had considered that. |
vous | eussiez envisagé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé que vous eussiez envisagé ça. | If I had known, I wish you had considered that. |
ils | eussent envisagé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent envisagé ça. | If I had known, I wish they had considered that. |
elles | eussent envisagé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent envisagé ça. | If I had known, I wish they had considered that. |
Other Conjugations for Envisager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb envisager
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Envisager – 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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