Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Introduction to the verb abréger
The English translation of the French verb abréger is “to shorten” or “to abbreviate.” It is pronounced “ah-breh-zhay.”
The language origin of abréger comes from the Latin word “abbreviare,” meaning “to shorten.” It is commonly used in everyday French to indicate the action of making something shorter or more concise.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, abréger is often used to express a wish or desire for something to have been shortened in the past. For example:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies abrégé ton discours. (I would have liked for you to have shortened your speech.)
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Il est dommage que nous n’ayons pas abrégé notre voyage. (It’s a shame that we didn’t shorten our trip.)
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J’aurais préféré que tu aies abrégé cette réunion ennuyeuse. (I would have preferred for you to have shortened this boring meeting.)
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I wish you had shortened your speech.
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It’s a shame we didn’t shorten our trip.
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I would have preferred for you to have shortened this boring meeting.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of abréger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie abrégé | Je doute que j’aie abrégé. | I doubt that I shortened. |
tu | aies abrégé | Il faut que tu aies abrégé. | You must have shortened. |
il | ait abrégé | Il est possible qu’il ait abrégé. | It’s possible he shortened. |
elle | ait abrégé | Elle craint qu’elle ait abrégé. | She fears she shortened. |
on | ait abrégé | On veut qu’on ait abrégé. | We want it to have been shortened. |
nous | ayons abrégé | Espérons que nous ayons abrégé. | Let’s hope we shortened. |
vous | ayez abrégé | Il est important que vous ayez abrégé. | It’s important that you shortened. |
ils | aient abrégé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient abrégé. | They doubt they shortened. |
elles | aient abrégé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient abrégé. | They prefer they shortened. |
Other Conjugations for Abréger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
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Abréger – 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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