Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Introduction to the verb agneler
The English translation of the French verb agneler is “to lamb.” It is pronounced “ahn-jeh-leh.”
The word agneler comes from the Old French word “aigne,” meaning “lamb,” and the suffix “-eler,” which is used to form verbs meaning “to produce/bring forth.”
In everyday French, agneler is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action or state in the past. It is usually used in subordinate clauses after verbs such as “vouloir” (to want), “espérer” (to hope), or “prier” (to pray).
Examples:
- Je voulais que tu agnelasses le petit agneau. (I wanted you to lamb the little lamb.)
- Elle espérait que les brebis qu’elle avait agnelées donneraient de la bonne laine. (She hoped that the sheep she had lambed would produce good wool.)
- Nous avons prié pour que le berger agnelât tous les moutons avant la nuit. (We prayed that the shepherd would lamb all the sheep before nightfall.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of agneler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie agnelé | Je doute que j’aie agnelé. | I doubt that I agneled. |
tu | aies agnelé | Il faut que tu aies agnelé. | You must have agneled. |
il | ait agnelé | Il est possible qu’il ait agnelé. | It’s possible he agneled. |
elle | ait agnelé | Elle craint qu’elle ait agnelé. | She fears she agneled. |
on | ait agnelé | On veut qu’on ait agnelé. | We want it to have been agneled. |
nous | ayons agnelé | Espérons que nous ayons agnelé. | Let’s hope we agneled. |
vous | ayez agnelé | Il est important que vous ayez agnelé. | It’s important that you agneled. |
ils | aient agnelé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient agnelé. | They doubt they agneled. |
elles | aient agnelé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient agnelé. | They prefer they agneled. |
Other Conjugations for Agneler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agneler
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Agneler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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