Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Introduction to the verb accélérer
The English translation of the French verb accélérer is “to accelerate” or “to speed up.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “a-say-leh-ray.”
Accélérer comes from the Latin word “accelerare” meaning “to quicken” or “to hasten.” It entered the French language in the 15th century and has been in common usage ever since.
Accélérer is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Some examples of accélérer in Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies accéléré. (I wish you had sped up.)
- Il est possible qu’ils aient accéléré la cadence. (It is possible that they sped up the pace.)
- Je doute que nous ayons accéléré leur départ. (I doubt that we sped up their departure.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a desire, a possibility, and a doubt respectively, all in relation to the past action of accelerating.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of accélérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie accéléré | Il faut que j’aie accéléré. | I must have accelerated. |
tu | aies accéléré | Il est nécessaire que tu aies accéléré. | You need to have accelerated. |
il | ait accéléré | Il est possible qu’il ait accéléré. | It’s possible he accelerated. |
elle | ait accéléré | Elle suggère qu’elle ait accéléré. | She suggests she accelerated. |
on | ait accéléré | On aimerait qu’on ait accéléré. | We would like it to have been accelerated. |
nous | ayons accéléré | Nous doutons que nous ayons accéléré. | We doubt we accelerated. |
vous | ayez accéléré | Il est important que vous ayez accéléré. | It’s important that you accelerated. |
ils | aient accéléré | Ils regrettent qu’ils aient accéléré. | They regret they accelerated. |
elles | aient accéléré | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient accéléré. | They hope they accelerated. |
Other Conjugations for Accélérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accélérer
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Accélérer – 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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