Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Introduction to the verb inventer
The English translation of the French verb inventer is “to invent.” It is pronounced “ahn-vehn-teh.”
The word “inventer” comes from the Latin word “invenire,” meaning “to discover.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in its current form since the 17th century.
In everyday French, the verb inventer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express actions or events that could have happened in the past but did not. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the subjunctive imperfect form, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of inventer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies inventé une histoire. (I wish you had invented a story for me.)
- Si nous avions eu plus de temps, nous aurions pu inventer un nouveau produit. (If we had had more time, we could have invented a new product.)
- Il aurait fallu que je t’eusse inventé une excuse plus convaincante. (I should have come up with a more convincing excuse for you.)
English translations:
- I wish you had invented a story for me.
- If we had had more time, we could have invented a new product.
- I should have come up with a more convincing excuse for you.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of inventer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse inventé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse inventé. | I wish I had invented. |
tu | eusses inventé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses inventé. | I wish you had invented. |
il | eût inventé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût inventé. | I wish he had invented. |
elle | eût inventé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût inventé. | I wish she had invented. |
on | eût inventé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût inventé. | I wish one had invented. |
nous | eussions inventé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions inventé. | I wish we had invented. |
vous | eussiez inventé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez inventé. | I wish you had invented. |
ils | eussent inventé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent inventé. | I wish they had invented. |
elles | eussent inventé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent inventé. | I wish they had invented. |
Other Conjugations for Inventer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb inventer
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Inventer – 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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