Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Introduction to the verb arriérer
The English translation of the French verb arriérer is “to lag behind” or “to fall behind.” It is pronounced “ah-ree-eh-ray.”
The word arriérer comes from the French word “arrière,” meaning behind or backward. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Example 1: Il faut que tu aies arriéré le travail avant de partir. (You needed to have finished the work before leaving.)
Example 2: Je doute qu’il ait arriéré ses paiements. (I doubt that he has caught up on his payments.)
Example 3: Il est possible que nous ayons un peu arriéré en termes de technologie. (It is possible that we have fallen behind a bit in terms of technology.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of arriérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie arriéré | J’espère que j’aie arriéré. | I hope I have been delayed. |
tu | aies arriéré | Il faut que tu aies arriéré. | You must have been delayed. |
il | ait arriéré | Il est possible qu’il ait arriéré. | It’s possible he has been delayed. |
elle | ait arriéré | Elle craint qu’elle ait arriéré. | She fears she has been delayed. |
on | ait arriéré | On veut qu’on ait arriéré. | We want it to have been delayed. |
nous | ayons arriéré | Espérons que nous ayons arriéré. | Let’s hope we have been delayed. |
vous | ayez arriéré | Il est important que vous ayez arriéré. | It’s important that you have been delayed. |
ils | aient arriéré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient arriéré. | They doubt they have been delayed. |
elles | aient arriéré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient arriéré. | They prefer they have been delayed. |
Other Conjugations for Arriérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
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Arriérer – 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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