Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Introduction to the verb accentuer
The English translation of the French verb accentuer is “to accentuate” or “to emphasize.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ahk-sehn-tuh-eh.”
The language origin of accentuer comes from the Latin word “accentuare,” which means “to accent.” In everyday French, accentuer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past action or situation that is uncertain or hypothetical.
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J’espère que tu aies bien accentué tes arguments. (I hope you emphasized your arguments well.)
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Il faut que nous ayons accentué l’importance de la situation. (We have to have emphasized the importance of the situation.)
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Je suis contente que tu aies accentué ta voix pour qu’on puisse t’entendre. (I’m glad you emphasized your voice so we could hear you.)
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I hope you emphasized your arguments well.
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We have to have emphasized the importance of the situation.
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I’m glad you emphasized your voice so we could hear you.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of accentuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie accentué | Il est possible que j’aie accentué. | It’s possible I emphasized. |
tu | aies accentué | Il faut que tu aies accentué. | You must have emphasized. |
il | ait accentué | Je crains qu’il ait accentué. | I fear he emphasized. |
elle | ait accentué | Elle souhaite qu’elle ait accentué. | She wishes she emphasized. |
on | ait accentué | On espère qu’on ait accentué. | We hope we emphasized. |
nous | ayons accentué | Nous préférons qu’on ait accentué. | We prefer we emphasized. |
vous | ayez accentué | Il est important que vous ayez accentué. | It’s important that you emphasized. |
ils | aient accentué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient accentué. | They doubt they emphasized. |
elles | aient accentué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient accentué. | They prefer they emphasized. |
Other Conjugations for Accentuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accentuer
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Accentuer – 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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