Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Introduction to the verb fiancer
The English translation of the French verb fiancer is “to engage” or “to betroth.” It is pronounced “fee-ahn-say.”
The language origin of fiancer is derived from the Old French verb fiancer, which comes from the noun fiançailles meaning “betrothal.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense, used to express actions that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations, are:
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J’avais fiancé ma fille avant qu’elle ne décide de partir en voyage. (I had engaged my daughter before she decided to go on a trip.)
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Il était déjà fiancé à une autre femme lorsque je l’ai rencontré. (He was already engaged to another woman when I met him.)
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Nous avions tous les deux oublié que nous nous étions fiancés à cette même plage il y a 10 ans. (We had both forgotten that we had gotten engaged on this same beach 10 years ago.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fiancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse fiancé | J’aimerais que je eusse fiancé. | I wish I had gotten engaged. |
tu | eusses fiancé | J’aimerais que tu eusses fiancé. | I wish you had gotten engaged. |
il | eût fiancé | J’aimerais qu’il eût fiancé. | I wish he had gotten engaged. |
elle | eût fiancé | J’aimerais qu’elle eût fiancé. | I wish she had gotten engaged. |
on | eût fiancé | J’aimerais qu’on eût fiancé. | I wish one had gotten engaged. |
nous | eussions fiancé | J’aimerais que nous eussions fiancé. | I wish we had gotten engaged. |
vous | eussiez fiancé | J’aimerais que vous eussiez fiancé. | I wish you had gotten engaged. |
ils | eussent fiancé | J’aimerais qu’ils eussent fiancé. | I wish they had gotten engaged. |
elles | eussent fiancé | J’aimerais qu’elles eussent fiancé. | I wish they had gotten engaged. |
Other Conjugations for Fiancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fiancer
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Fiancer – 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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