Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Introduction to the verb cibler
The English translation of the French verb cibler is “to target” or “to aim at.” It is pronounced “see-blair” in the infinitive form.
Cibler comes from the Latin word “cybellare,” which means “to aim at.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express uncertainty or doubt about a past action or event.
Here are three simple examples of cibler in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their English translations:
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Il faut que j’aie ciblé le bon endroit. (I must have targeted the right place.)
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Je doute qu’ils aient ciblé leur audience correctement. (I doubt that they targeted their audience correctly.)
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Il est possible que nous ayons ciblé les mauvais objectifs. (It is possible that we targeted the wrong objectives.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cibler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie ciblé | Il est possible que j’aie ciblé. | It’s possible that I targeted. |
tu | aies ciblé | Tu aurais aimé que tu aies ciblé. | You would have liked to have targeted. |
il | ait ciblé | Il faut qu’il ait ciblé. | He must have targeted. |
elle | ait ciblé | Elle craint qu’elle ait ciblé. | She fears she targeted. |
on | ait ciblé | On souhaite qu’on ait ciblé. | We wish we had targeted. |
nous | ayons ciblé | Nous espérons que nous ayons ciblé. | We hope we targeted. |
vous | ayez ciblé | Vous espérez que vous ayez ciblé. | You hope you targeted. |
ils | aient ciblé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient ciblé. | They doubt they targeted. |
elles | aient ciblé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient ciblé. | They prefer they targeted. |
Other Conjugations for Cibler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
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Cibler – 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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