Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Introduction to the verb initier
The English translation of the French verb initier is “to initiate” or “to introduce.” It is pronounced as “ee-nee-tee-ay” in the infinitive form.
The word initier comes from the Latin word initiare, which means “to begin” or “to enter into.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express actions or events that happened before another past action or event.
Here are three simple examples of initier in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective translations:
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J’avais initié le projet avant que mon collègue ne quitte l’entreprise. (I had initiated the project before my colleague left the company.)
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Il avait initié sa carrière musicale avant que ses parents ne le poussent à étudier le droit. (He had started his music career before his parents pushed him to study law.)
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Nous avions initié nos enfants à l’art avant qu’ils ne découvrent leur propre passion pour la peinture. (We had introduced our children to art before they discovered their own passion for painting.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of initier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse initié | Il aurait été étonné si j’avais eusse initié. | He would have been surprised if I had initiated. |
tu | eusses initié | Tu aurais été étonné si tu eusses initié. | You would have been surprised if you had initiated. |
il | eût initié | Il aurait été étonné si il eût initié. | He would have been surprised if he had initiated. |
elle | eût initié | Il aurait été étonné si elle eût initié. | He would have been surprised if she had initiated. |
on | eût initié | Il aurait été étonné si on eût initié. | He would have been surprised if one had initiated. |
nous | eussions initié | Il aurait été étonné si nous eussions initié. | He would have been surprised if we had initiated. |
vous | eussiez initié | Il aurait été étonné si vous eussiez initié. | He would have been surprised if you had initiated. |
ils | eussent initié | Il aurait été étonné si ils eussent initié. | He would have been surprised if they had initiated. |
elles | eussent initié | Il aurait été étonné si elles eussent initié. | He would have been surprised if they had initiated. |
Other Conjugations for Initier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb initier
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Initier – 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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