Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Introduction to the verb aspecter
The English translation of the French verb aspecter is “to inspect” or “to oversee.” It is pronounced as “ah-spek-teh.”
The word “aspecter” is derived from the Latin word “aspectare,” which means “to look at.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is the past subjunctive. This tense is used to express something that could have happened in the past, but did not. It is often used in hypothetical or uncertain situations.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies aspecté mon travail avant de le rendre. (I would have liked for you to have inspected my work before handing it in.)
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Il aurait fallu qu’ils eussent aspecté les détails avant de signer le contrat. (They should have inspected the details before signing the contract.)
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Si j’avais su qu’il avait été si négligent, je n’aurais pas accepté qu’il aspecte les travaux. (If I had known he had been so careless, I would not have allowed him to oversee the work.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of aspecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie aspecté | Je doute que j’aie aspecté. | I doubt that I inspected. |
tu | aies aspecté | Il faut que tu aies aspecté. | You must have inspected. |
il | ait aspecté | Il est possible qu’il ait aspecté. | It’s possible he inspected. |
elle | ait aspecté | Elle craint qu’elle ait aspecté. | She fears she inspected. |
on | ait aspecté | On veut qu’on ait aspecté. | We want it to have been inspected. |
nous | ayons aspecté | Espérons que nous ayons aspecté. | Let’s hope we inspected. |
vous | ayez aspecté | Il est important que vous ayez aspecté. | It’s important that you inspected. |
ils | aient aspecté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient aspecté. | They doubt they inspected. |
elles | aient aspecté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient aspecté. | They prefer they inspected. |
Other Conjugations for Aspecter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
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Aspecter – 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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