Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Introduction to the verb excaver
The English translation of the French verb excaver is “to excavate” or “to dig.” It is pronounced as “ek-ska-vey” in the infinitive form.
Excaver comes from the Latin word “excavare,” meaning “to dig out.” In everyday French, it 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 event. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect subjunctive form, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples of the usage of excaver in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- Nous avions peur qu’ils n’eussent excavé la tombe avant que nous n’arrivions. (We were afraid that they had excavated the grave before we arrived.)
- J’étais contente que tu eusses excavé le jardin avant d’emménager. (I was glad that you had dug up the garden before moving in.)
- Il fallait que le fossé eût été excavé avant la construction de la maison. (It was necessary for the ditch to have been excavated before building the house.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of excaver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse excavé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse excavé. | I wish I had excavated. |
tu | eusses excavé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses excavé. | I wish you had excavated. |
il | eût excavé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût excavé. | I wish he had excavated. |
elle | eût excavé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût excavé. | I wish she had excavated. |
on | eût excavé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût excavé. | I wish one had excavated. |
nous | eussions excavé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions excavé. | I wish we had excavated. |
vous | eussiez excavé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez excavé. | I wish you had excavated. |
ils | eussent excavé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent excavé. | I wish they had excavated. |
elles | eussent excavé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent excavé. | I wish they had excavated. |
Other Conjugations for Excaver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb excaver
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Excaver – 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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