Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Introduction to the verb cacher
The English translation of the French verb cacher is “to hide.” It is pronounced as “kah-shey.”
The origin of cacher can be traced back to the Latin word “coactare,” meaning “to conceal.” In modern day French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three simple examples of cacher in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- J’aurais préféré que tu aies caché le cadeau avant qu’il ne le voie. (I would have preferred that you had hidden the gift before he saw it.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait caché de l’argent dans le tiroir. (It is possible that she hid some money in the drawer.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous n’ayez pas caché la vérité. (We would have liked that you hadn’t hidden the truth.)
In each of these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a past action that may or may not have happened. The verb cacher in this tense conveys the idea that something was hidden, but it is not certain whether it actually was.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cacher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie caché | Il est possible que j’aie caché. | It’s possible that I hid. |
tu | aies caché | Il faut que tu aies caché. | You must have hidden. |
il | ait caché | Il est possible qu’il ait caché. | It’s possible he hid. |
elle | ait caché | Elle craint qu’elle ait caché. | She fears she hid. |
on | ait caché | On veut qu’on ait caché. | We want it to have been hidden. |
nous | ayons caché | Espérons que nous ayons caché. | Let’s hope we hid. |
vous | ayez caché | Il est important que vous ayez caché. | It’s important that you hid. |
ils | aient caché | Ils doutent qu’ils aient caché. | They doubt they hid. |
elles | aient caché | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient caché. | They prefer they hid. |
Other Conjugations for Cacher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cacher
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Cacher – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
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