Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Introduction to the verb esquiver
The English translation of the French verb esquiver is “to dodge” or “to avoid.” The infinitive form is pronounced as [es-kee-vay].
Esquiver comes from the Old French word “esquivier,” which comes from the Latin word “exquivare,” meaning “to avoid.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to refer to actions that could have taken place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of using esquiver in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’aurais aimé qu’il esquivât le coup. (I wish he had dodged the blow.)
- Elle aurait préféré que je n’esquivasse pas la question. (She would have preferred me not to avoid the question.)
- Nous aurions souhaité que vous esquivassiez les problèmes plutôt que de les affronter. (We would have wished for you to dodge the problems instead of confronting them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of esquiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | eusse esquivé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse esquivé. | I wish I had avoided. |
tu | eusses esquivé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses esquivé. | I wish you had avoided. |
il | eût esquivé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût esquivé. | I wish he had avoided. |
elle | eût esquivé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût esquivé. | I wish she had avoided. |
on | eût esquivé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût esquivé. | I wish one had avoided. |
nous | eussions esquivé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions esquivé. | I wish we had avoided. |
vous | eussiez esquivé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez esquivé. | I wish you had avoided. |
ils | eussent esquivé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent esquivé. | I wish they had avoided. |
elles | eussent esquivé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent esquivé. | I wish they had avoided. |
Other Conjugations for Esquiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
(this article)
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the esquiver Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense conjugation!
Esquiver – 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
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb esquiver. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!