Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Introduction to the verb combiner
The English translation of the French verb combiner is “to combine.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kɔ̃.bi.ne.”
The word “combiner” comes from the Latin word “combinare” which means “to unite or join together.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express an action that has not yet happened but may happen in the future.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
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J’espère que tu as combiné tes idées avant de présenter ton projet. (I hope you have combined your ideas before presenting your project.)
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Il faut que nous ayons combiné nos horaires pour pouvoir se voir ce weekend. (We have to have combined our schedules in order to see each other this weekend.)
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Elle était surprise que vous ayez combiné ces deux couleurs dans votre tenue. (She was surprised that you had combined these two colors in your outfit.)
English translations:
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I hope you have combined your ideas before presenting your project.
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We have to have combined our schedules in order to see each other this weekend.
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She was surprised that you had combined these two colors in your outfit.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of combiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie combiné | Il est possible que j’aie combiné les données. | It’s possible that I combined the data. |
tu | aies combiné | Tu es sûr que tu aies combiné les couleurs ? | Are you sure you combined the colors? |
il | ait combiné | Il est important qu’il ait combiné les idées. | It’s important that he combined the ideas. |
elle | ait combiné | Elle doute qu’elle ait combiné les ingrédients. | She doubts she combined the ingredients. |
on | ait combiné | On espère qu’on ait combiné les efforts. | We hope we combined the efforts. |
nous | ayons combiné | Nous voulons que nous ayons combiné nos forces. | We want to have combined our strengths. |
vous | ayez combiné | Vous devez vous assurez que vous ayez combiné les activités. | You must make sure you combined the activities. |
ils | aient combiné | Ils sont fiers qu’ils aient combiné les talents. | They are proud that they combined the talents. |
elles | aient combiné | Elles s’attendent à ce qu’elles aient combiné leurs ressources. | They expect they combined their resources. |
Other Conjugations for Combiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
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Combiner – 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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