Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Introduction to the verb ajouter
The English translation of the French verb ajouter is “to add.” It is pronounced as [ah-zhoo-tay] in the infinitive form.
Ajouter comes from the French word “jouter,” meaning “to play a game” or “to engage in a combat.” It is derived from the Latin word “juxtare,” meaning “to join” or “to add.”
In everyday French, ajouter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical action or to add something to an existing situation.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies ajouté du sucre dans le gâteau. (I wish you had added some sugar to the cake.)
- Il est possible que j’aie ajouté trop de sel dans la soupe. (It’s possible that I added too much salt to the soup.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous n’ayez pas ajouté de la nourriture sur la table. (We would have preferred if you hadn’t added food on the table.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of ajouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie ajouté | Je doute que j’aie ajouté. | I doubt that I added. |
tu | aies ajouté | Il faut que tu aies ajouté. | You must have added. |
il | ait ajouté | Il est possible qu’il ait ajouté. | It’s possible he added. |
elle | ait ajouté | Elle craint qu’elle ait ajouté. | She fears she added. |
on | ait ajouté | On veut qu’on ait ajouté. | We want it to have been added. |
nous | ayons ajouté | Espérons que nous ayons ajouté. | Let’s hope we added. |
vous | ayez ajouté | Il est important que vous ayez ajouté. | It’s important that you added. |
ils | aient ajouté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient ajouté. | They doubt they added. |
elles | aient ajouté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient ajouté. | They prefer they added. |
Other Conjugations for Ajouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajouter
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Ajouter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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