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Conjugation of the French verb envier

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb envier, along with their English translations.

envier is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
envier	to envy

Present		Scored
j'envie	I envy
tu envies	you envy
il envie	he envies
elle envie	she envies
nous envions	we envy
vous enviez	you envy
ils envient	they envy
elles envient	they envy

Imperfect		Scored
j'enviais	I was envying
tu enviais	you were envying
il enviait	he was envying
elle enviait	she was envying
nous enviions	we were envying
vous enviiez	you were envying
ils enviaient	they were envying
elles enviaient	they were envying

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
j'enviai	I envied
tu envias	you envied
il envia	he envied
elle envia	she envied
nous enviâmes	we envied
vous enviâtes	you envied
ils envièrent	they envied
elles envièrent	they envied

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai envié	I have envied
tu as envié	you have envied
il a envié	he has envied
elle a envié	she has envied
nous avons envié	we have envied
vous avez envié	you have envied
ils ont envié	they have envied
elles ont envié	they have envied

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais envié	I had envied
tu avais envié	you had envied
il avait envié	he had envied
elle avait envié	she had envied
nous avions envié	we had envied
vous aviez envié	you had envied
ils avaient envié	they had envied
elles avaient envié	they had envied

Future		Scored
j'envierai	I will envy
tu envieras	you will envy
il enviera	he will envy
elle enviera	she will envy
nous envierons	we will envy
vous envierez	you will envy
ils envieront	they will envy
elles envieront	they will envy

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai envié	I will have envied
tu auras envié	you will have envied
il aura envié	he will have envied
elle aura envié	she will have envied
nous aurons envié	we will have envied
vous aurez envié	you will have envied
ils auront envié	they will have envied
elles auront envié	they will have envied

Conditional		Scored
j'envierais	I would envy
tu envierais	you would envy
il envierait	he would envy
elle envierait	she would envy
nous envierions	we would envy
vous envieriez	you would envy
ils envieraient	they would envy
elles envieraient	they would envy

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais envié	I would have envied
tu aurais envié	you would have envied
il aurait envié	he would have envied
elle aurait envié	she would have envied
nous aurions envié	we would have envied
vous auriez envié	you would have envied
ils auraient envié	they would have envied
elles auraient envié	they would have envied

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'envie	(... that) I envy
(... que) tu envies	(... that) you envy
(... que) il envie	(... that) he envies
(... que) elle envie	(... that) she envies
(... que) nous enviions	(... that) we envy
(... que) vous enviiez	(... that) you envy
(... que) ils envient	(... that) they envy
(... que) elles envient	(... that) they envy

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'enviasse	(... that) I was envying
(... que) tu enviasses	(... that) you were envying
(... que) il enviât	(... that) he was envying
(... que) elle enviât	(... that) she was envying
(... que) nous enviassions	(... that) we were envying
(... que) vous enviassiez	(... that) you were envying
(... que) ils enviassent	(... that) they were envying
(... que) elles enviassent	(... that) they were envying

Imperative		Scored
envie	Envy
envions	Let's envy
enviez	Envy

Present Participle		Scored
enviant	envying

Past Participle		Scored
envié	envied

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