Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Introduction to the verb compresser
The English translation of the French verb compresser is “to compress.” It is pronounced as “kohm-pruh-sey.”
The word “compresser” comes from the Latin word “compressus,” meaning “pressed together.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical action or situation.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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J’aurais préféré que tu compresses tes affaires avant de partir en vacances. (I would have preferred if you had compressed your things before leaving for vacation.)
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Il était important que nous compressions les données pour les envoyer par email. (It was important that we compressed the data to send it by email.)
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Je doute qu’ils aient compressé le fichier correctement. (I doubt that they compressed the file correctly.)
English translations:
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J’aurais préféré que tu compresses tes affaires avant de partir en vacances. (I would have preferred if you had compressed your things before leaving for vacation.)
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Il était important que nous compressions les données pour les envoyer par email. (It was important that we compressed the data to send it by email.)
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Je doute qu’ils aient compressé le fichier correctement. (I doubt that they compressed the file correctly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of compresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie compressé | Je doute que j’aie compressé. | I doubt that I compressed. |
tu | aies compressé | Il faut que tu aies compressé. | You must have compressed. |
il | ait compressé | Il est possible qu’il ait compressé. | It’s possible he compressed. |
elle | ait compressé | Elle craint qu’elle ait compressé. | She fears she compressed. |
on | ait compressé | On veut qu’on ait compressé. | We want it to have been compressed. |
nous | ayons compressé | Espérons que nous ayons compressé. | Let’s hope we compressed. |
vous | ayez compressé | Il est important que vous ayez compressé. | It’s important that you compressed. |
ils | aient compressé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient compressé. | They doubt they compressed. |
elles | aient compressé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient compressé. | They prefer they compressed. |
Other Conjugations for Compresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
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Compresser – 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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