Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Introduction to the verb compéter
The English translation of the French verb compéter is “to complete.” It is pronounced as “kawm-pey-tey.”
The origin of the word compéter is from the Latin word “completare,” meaning “to fill up” or “to complete.” In everyday French, this verb is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a completed action that is uncertain or hypothetical. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Présent, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Example 1: J’espère que tu aies complété ton travail à temps. (I hope you completed your work on time.)
Example 2: Nous doutons qu’il ait complété toutes les tâches demandées. (We doubt that he completed all the required tasks.)
Example 3: Il est possible que nous ayons complété les formalités administratives hier. (It is possible that we completed the administrative formalities yesterday.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of compéter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie compété | Je suis certaine que j’aie compété. | I am certain that I competed. |
tu | aies compété | Il faut que tu aies compété. | You must have competed. |
il | ait compété | Il est probable qu’il ait compété. | It’s likely he competed. |
elle | ait compété | Elle veut qu’elle ait compété. | She wants her to have competed. |
on | ait compété | On exige qu’on ait compété. | We demand that it have been competed. |
nous | ayons compété | Nous espérons que nous ayons compété. | We hope we competed. |
vous | ayez compété | Il est essentiel que vous ayez compété. | It’s essential that you competed. |
ils | aient compété | Ils ont peur qu’ils aient compété. | They are afraid they competed. |
elles | aient compété | Elles sont contentes qu’elles aient compété. | They are happy they competed. |
Other Conjugations for Compéter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compéter
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Compéter – 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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