Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Introduction to the verb désaffecter
The English translation of the French verb désaffecter is “to decommission” or “to deactivate.” It is pronounced “day-zah-fek-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word désaffecter comes from the combination of the prefix “dés-” which means “un-” or “dis-” and the verb “affecter” which means “to affect” or “to assign.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a compound tense formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Présent tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples:
- Il est essentiel que les armes nucléaires soient désaffectées. (It is essential that nuclear weapons be decommissioned.)
- Nous sommes ravis que cette ancienne usine soit désaffectée pour en faire un parc. (We are delighted that this former factory is being decommissioned to make a park.)
- Il était temps que ces vieilles voitures soient désaffectées et remplacées par des modèles plus écologiques. (It was time for these old cars to be decommissioned and replaced by more environmentally friendly models.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of désaffecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie désaffecté | Il est possible que j’aie désaffecté les locaux. | It’s possible that I decommissioned the premises. |
tu | aies désaffecté | Il faut que tu aies désaffecté l’immeuble. | You must have decommissioned the building. |
il | ait désaffecté | Il est probable qu’il ait désaffecté le site. | It’s likely he decommissioned the site. |
elle | ait désaffecté | Elle ne pense pas qu’elle ait désaffecté la région. | She doesn’t think she decommissioned the region. |
on | ait désaffecté | On veut qu’on ait désaffecté l’usine. | We want the factory to have been decommissioned. |
nous | ayons désaffecté | Il est important que nous ayons désaffecté les bureaux. | It’s important that we decommissioned the offices. |
vous | ayez désaffecté | Elle ne croit pas que vous ayez désaffecté les bâtiments. | She doesn’t believe you decommissioned the buildings. |
ils | aient désaffecté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient désaffecté les terrains. | They doubt they decommissioned the land. |
elles | aient désaffecté | Elles veulent qu’elles aient désaffecté les installations. | They want the installations to have been decommissioned. |
Other Conjugations for Désaffecter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désaffecter
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Désaffecter – 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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