Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Introduction to the verb aboyer
The English translation of the French verb aboyer is “to bark.” It is pronounced “ah-bwah-yay.”
Aboyer comes from the Old French word “abaiier,” which evolved from the Latin “badius,” meaning “hunting dog.” In everyday French, aboyer is most often used in the subjonctif passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Example 1: Il faut que je sache si le chien a aboyé cette nuit. (I need to know if the dog barked last night.)
Example 2: J’aimerais que tu m’aies dit si ton chien avait aboyé pendant mon absence. (I wish you had told me if your dog barked while I was away.)
Example 3: Il est possible que les chiens aient aboyé toute la nuit. (It is possible that the dogs barked all night long.)
English translation:
Example 1: I need to know if the dog barked last night.
Example 2: I wish you had told me if your dog barked while I was away.
Example 3: It is possible that the dogs barked all night long.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of aboyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie aboyé | Je doute que j’aie aboyé. | I doubt that I barked. |
tu | aies aboyé | Il faut que tu aies aboyé. | You must have barked. |
il | ait aboyé | Il est possible qu’il ait aboyé. | It’s possible he barked. |
elle | ait aboyé | Elle craint qu’elle ait aboyé. | She fears she barked. |
on | ait aboyé | On veut qu’on ait aboyé. | We want it to have been barked. |
nous | ayons aboyé | Espérons que nous ayons aboyé. | Let’s hope we barked. |
vous | ayez aboyé | Il est important que vous ayez aboyé. | It’s important that you barked. |
ils | aient aboyé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient aboyé. | They doubt they barked. |
elles | aient aboyé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient aboyé. | They prefer they barked. |
Other Conjugations for Aboyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
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Aboyer – 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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