Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Introduction to the verb augmenter
The English translation of the French verb augmenter is “to increase” or “to raise.” The infinitive form, augmenter, is pronounced “oh-guem-ter.”
The word “augmenter” comes from the Latin word “augmentare,” meaning “to increase” or “to make greater.” It entered the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, the verb augmenter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Présent tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of how “augmenter” is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
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J’espère qu’il a augmenté ses chances de réussir son examen.
(I hope he increased his chances of passing his exam.) -
Il est possible que la température ait augmenté depuis hier.
(It’s possible that the temperature has risen since yesterday.) -
Il faut que nous ayons augmenté notre production pour répondre à la demande du marché.
(We must have increased our production to meet the demand of the market.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of augmenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie augmenté | Il est possible que j’aie augmenté ses chances. | It’s possible that I increased his chances. |
tu | aies augmenté | J’espère que tu aies augmenté tes gains. | I hope you increased your winnings. |
il | ait augmenté | Il est important que tu ait augmenté ton salaire. | It’s important that you increased your salary. |
elle | ait augmenté | Elle souhaite qu’elle ait augmenté ses performances. | She wishes she increased her performance. |
on | ait augmenté | On veut qu’on ait augmenté la production. | We want the production to have been increased. |
nous | ayons augmenté | Il est crucial que nous ayons augmenté notre chiffre d’affaires. | It’s crucial that we increased our revenue. |
vous | ayez augmenté | J’espère que vous ayez augmenté votre qualité de vie. | I hope you increased your quality of life. |
ils | aient augmenté | Ils sont surpris que vous aient augmenté les prix. | They are surprised that you increased the prices. |
elles | aient augmenté | Elles doutent qu’elles aient augmenté leur productivité. | They doubt they increased their productivity. |
Other Conjugations for Augmenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augmenter
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Augmenter – 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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