Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Introduction to the verb discuter
The English translation of the French verb discuter is “to discuss.” It is pronounced as “dee-skoo-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word “discuter” comes from the Latin word “discutere” which means “to shake apart.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past hypothetical action or situation that may or may not have happened.
Examples:
- J’espère que nous avons discuté de nos vacances l’été dernier. (I hope we discussed our vacation last summer.)
- Il est possible qu’ils aient discuté de leur avenir ensemble. (It is possible that they discussed their future together.)
- Nous aurions dû discuter de ce projet avant de le mettre en place. (We should have discussed this project before implementing it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of discuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie discuté | Je suis content que j’aie discuté. | I’m glad I discussed. |
tu | aies discuté | Il est important que tu aies discuté. | It’s important that you discussed. |
il | ait discuté | Il est possible qu’il ait discuté. | It’s possible he discussed. |
elle | ait discuté | Elle préfère qu’elle ait discuté. | She prefers she discussed. |
on | ait discuté | On doute qu’on ait discuté. | We doubt we discussed. |
nous | ayons discuté | Nous sommes heureux que nous ayons discuté. | We are happy we discussed. |
vous | ayez discuté | Il est nécessaire que vous ayez discuté. | It’s necessary that you discussed. |
ils | aient discuté | Ils nient qu’ils aient discuté. | They deny they discussed. |
elles | aient discuté | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient discuté. | They hope they discussed. |
Other Conjugations for Discuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discuter
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Discuter – 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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