Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Introduction to the verb alimenter
The English translation of the French verb alimenter is “to feed” or “to supply”. It is pronounced “ah-lee-mahn-tay”.
The word alimenter comes from the Latin word “alimentum”, meaning “food” or “nourishment”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the subjonctif passé tense to express a hypothetical action or a doubt about a past event.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il est possible que nous ayons alimenté les oiseaux hier. (It is possible that we fed the birds yesterday.)
- Je doute qu’elle ait alimenté le chat avant de partir. (I doubt that she fed the cat before leaving.)
- Il faut que j’aie alimenter le feu pour qu’il ne s’éteigne pas. (I had to feed the fire so that it wouldn’t go out.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of alimenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie alimenté | Il est important que j’aie alimenté le projet. | It’s important that I contribute to the project. |
tu | aies alimenté | Je veux que tu aies alimenté nos idées. | I want you to have fueled our ideas. |
il | ait alimenté | Il est possible qu’il ait alimenté l’entreprise. | It’s possible he has fed the company. |
elle | ait alimenté | Elle espère qu’elle ait alimenté la discussion. | She hopes she has fueled the discussion. |
on | ait alimenté | On souhaite qu’on ait alimenté la croissance. | We wish we have fed the growth. |
nous | ayons alimenté | J’espère que nous ayons alimenté le feu pendant notre campement. | I hope we fueled the fire during our camping trip. |
vous | ayez alimenté | Il est nécessaire que vous ayez alimenté le système. | It’s necessary that you have fueled the system. |
ils | aient alimenté | Ils sont convaincus qu’ils aient alimenté la révolution. | They are convinced that they fueled the revolution. |
elles | aient alimenté | Elles demandent qu’elles aient alimenté les animaux. | They are asking that they have fed the animals. |
Other Conjugations for Alimenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
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Alimenter – 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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