Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Introduction to the verb crotter
The English translation of the French verb crotter is “to soil” or “to dirty.” It is pronounced as “kroh-teh” in the infinitive form.
Crotter is derived from the Old French word “crot,” meaning “dirt” or “dung.” It is most often used in its past subjunctive form, which is “aie crotté” in the present tense and “aie crotté” in the past tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of crotter used in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il faut que j’aie crotté mes chaussures en marchant dans la boue. (I must have soiled my shoes while walking in the mud.)
- Je doute qu’il ait crotté le tapis avec ses chaussures sales. (I doubt he soiled the carpet with his dirty shoes.)
- Nous aurions pu éviter de crotter le tapis si on avait pris nos chaussures avant d’entrer. (We could have avoided dirtying the carpet if we had taken our shoes off before entering.)
In everyday French, crotter in the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express regret or to speculate about past actions. It is often used in combination with other verbs, such as devoir (must), pouvoir (can), or éviter (avoid).
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of crotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie crotté | Il est possible que j’aie crotté. | It’s possible I got dirty. |
tu | aies crotté | Il faut que tu aies crotté. | You must have gotten dirty. |
il | ait crotté | Il est possible qu’il ait crotté. | It’s possible he got dirty. |
elle | ait crotté | Elle craint qu’elle ait crotté. | She fears she got dirty. |
on | ait crotté | On veut qu’on ait crotté. | We want it to have been gotten dirty. |
nous | ayons crotté | Espérons que nous ayons crotté. | Let’s hope we got dirty. |
vous | ayez crotté | Il est important que vous ayez crotté. | It’s important that you got dirty. |
ils | aient crotté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient crotté. | They doubt they got dirty. |
elles | aient crotté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient crotté. | They prefer they got dirty. |
Other Conjugations for Crotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crotter
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Crotter – 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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