Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Introduction to the verb concilier
The English translation of the French verb concilier is “to reconcile” or “to make compatible.” The infinitive form of concilier is pronounced as “kon-si-lye.”
Concilier comes from the Latin word “conciliare,” meaning “to bring together” or “to unite.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and is derived from the word “concile,” meaning “council” or “assembly.”
In everyday French, concilier is often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. Here are three examples of how it can be used in this tense:
- Je doute que nous ayons pu concilier nos points de vue. (I doubt that we were able to reconcile our points of view.)
- Il est important que tu aies concilié tes études et ta vie personnelle. (It’s important that you have reconciled your studies and your personal life.)
- J’aurais aimé que nous ayons réussi à concilier nos différences. (I would have liked for us to have been able to reconcile our differences.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used after expressions such as “je doute que,” “il est important que,” and “j’aurais aimé que” to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical. In English, the verb following these expressions is usually in the simple past tense, while in French it is in the Subjonctif Passé tense.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of concilier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie concilié | Je doute que j’aie concilié. | I doubt that I reconciled. |
tu | aies concilié | Il faut que tu aies concilié. | You must have reconciled. |
il | ait concilié | Il est possible qu’il ait concilié. | It’s possible he reconciled. |
elle | ait concilié | Elle craint qu’elle ait concilié. | She fears she reconciled. |
on | ait concilié | On veut qu’on ait concilié. | We want it to have been reconciled. |
nous | ayons concilié | Espérons que nous ayons concilié. | Let’s hope we reconciled. |
vous | ayez concilié | Il est important que vous ayez concilié. | It’s important that you reconciled. |
ils | aient concilié | Ils doutent qu’ils aient concilié. | They doubt they reconciled. |
elles | aient concilié | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient concilié. | They prefer they reconciled. |
Other Conjugations for Concilier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concilier
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Concilier – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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