Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Introduction to the verb concerner
The English translation of the French verb concerner is “to concern”. The infinitive form of this verb is pronounced as “kon-ser-neh”.
The word “concerner” comes from the Latin word “concernere”, meaning “to sift, separate, distinguish”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how “concerner” is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il est possible que cela ne vous ait pas concerné. (It is possible that it did not concern you.)
- Je doute que cette décision ait concerné tous les employés. (I doubt that this decision concerned all the employees.)
- Il était important que cela ait concerné l’ensemble de la population. (It was important that it concerned the entire population.)
In each of these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a possibility, doubt, or importance regarding an action that took place in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of concerner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie concerné | Je doute que j’aie concerné. | I doubt that I was concerned. |
tu | aies concerné | Il faut que tu aies concerné. | You must have been concerned. |
il | ait concerné | Il est possible qu’il ait concerné. | It’s possible he was concerned. |
elle | ait concerné | Elle craint qu’elle ait concerné. | She fears she was concerned. |
on | ait concerné | On veut qu’on ait concerné. | We want it to have been concerned. |
nous | ayons concerné | Espérons que nous ayons concerné. | Let’s hope we were concerned. |
vous | ayez concerné | Il est important que vous ayez concerné. | It’s important that you were concerned. |
ils | aient concerné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient concerné. | They doubt they were concerned. |
elles | aient concerné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient concerné. | They prefer they were concerned. |
Other Conjugations for Concerner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concerner
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Concerner – 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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