Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Introduction to the verb absorber
The English translation of the French verb absorber is “to absorb.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “ab-soorb.”
Absorber is derived from the Latin word “absorbere,” meaning “to swallow up.” It was first used in French in the 15th century.
In everyday French, absorber is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions that have already taken place or hypothetical situations in the past.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of absorber in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their English translations:
- Il est temps que j’absorbe toutes ces informations. (It’s time for me to absorb all this information.)
- Je regrette que tu n’aies pas absorbé mes conseils plus tôt. (I regret that you didn’t absorb my advice earlier.)
- Il était important que nous ayons bien absorbé les règles avant le début du jeu. (It was important for us to have absorbed the rules before the start of the game.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of absorber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie absorbé | Il est possible que j’aie absorbé. | It’s possible I absorbed. |
tu | aies absorbé | Il est important que tu aies absorbé. | It’s important you absorbed. |
il | ait absorbé | Il faut qu’il ait absorbé. | He must have absorbed. |
elle | ait absorbé | Elle craint qu’elle ait absorbé. | She fears she absorbed. |
on | ait absorbé | On voudrait qu’on ait absorbé. | We would like it to have been absorbed. |
nous | ayons absorbé | Il est possible que nous ayons absorbé. | It’s possible we absorbed. |
vous | ayez absorbé | Je ne crois pas que vous ayez absorbé. | I don’t believe you absorbed. |
ils | aient absorbé | Ils espèrent qu’ils aient absorbé. | They hope they absorbed. |
elles | aient absorbé | Elles veulent qu’elles aient absorbé. | They want them to have absorbed. |
Other Conjugations for Absorber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absorber
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Absorber – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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