Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Introduction to the verb hiverner
The English translation of the French verb hiverner is “to winter” or “to hibernate.” The infinitive form, hiverner, is pronounced ee-veen-er.
The word hiverner is derived from the Old French word “hivern,” which means “winter.” It is most often used in the context of animals or plants preparing for the cold winter months by going into a state of dormancy. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal past action.
Examples:
- Je regrettais que les oiseaux n’aient pas hiverné ici l’année dernière. (I regretted that the birds did not winter here last year.)
- Il était dommage que les abeilles eussent déjà hiverné avant la floraison des fleurs. (It was a shame that the bees had already hibernated before the flowers bloomed.)
- Nous pensions qu’il était temps que les plantes eussent hiverné pour qu’elles puissent renaître au printemps. (We thought it was time for the plants to have hibernated so they could come back to life in the spring.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of hiverner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse hiverné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse hiverné. | I wish I had wintered. |
tu | eusses hiverné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses hiverné. | I wish you had wintered. |
il | eût hiverné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût hiverné. | I wish he had wintered. |
elle | eût hiverné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût hiverné. | I wish she had wintered. |
on | eût hiverné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût hiverné. | I wish one had wintered. |
nous | eussions hiverné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions hiverné. | I wish we had wintered. |
vous | eussiez hiverné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez hiverné. | I wish you had wintered. |
ils | eussent hiverné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent hiverné. | I wish they had wintered. |
elles | eussent hiverné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent hiverné. | I wish they had wintered. |
Other Conjugations for Hiverner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hiverner
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Hiverner – 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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