Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Introduction to the verb commenter
The English translation of the French verb commenter is “to comment.” It is pronounced “kuh-mahn-tay.”
The verb commenter comes from the Latin word “commentari,” meaning “to meditate, think over.” It was first used in the French language in the late 16th century to refer to making a commentary or observation. Today, it is most often used in everyday French to express one’s opinion or thoughts on a particular subject or event.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, commenter is conjugated as follows:
- je commente
- tu commentes
- il/elle/on commente
- nous commentions
- vous commentiez
- ils/elles commentent
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il est important que tu aies commenté l’article avant le délai imparti. (It is important that you have commented on the article before the deadline.)
- Nous doutions qu’ils eussent commenté le film de manière juste. (We doubted that they had commented on the film accurately.)
- Je suis contente qu’elle ait enfin commenté son choix de carrière avec ses parents. (I am glad that she finally commented on her career choice with her parents.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of commenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie commenté | Peut-être que j’aie commenté. | Maybe I commented. |
tu | aies commenté | Si tu aies commenté, je serais content. | If you commented, I would be happy. |
il | ait commenté | Il est possible qu’il ait commenté. | It’s possible he commented. |
elle | ait commenté | Elle espère qu’elle ait commenté. | She hopes she commented. |
on | ait commenté | On préfère qu’on ait commenté. | We prefer we commented. |
nous | ayons commenté | J’aimerais que nous ayons commenté. | I would like for us to have commented. |
vous | ayez commenté | Il est important que vous ayez commenté. | It’s important that you commented. |
ils | aient commenté | Ils ne pensent pas qu’ils aient commenté. | They don’t think they commented. |
elles | aient commenté | Elles doutent qu’elles aient commenté. | They doubt they commented. |
Other Conjugations for Commenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commenter
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Commenter – 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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