Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Introduction to the verb accoler
The English translation of the French verb accoler is “to embrace” or “to hug.” The infinitive form, accoler, is pronounced as “ah-koh-lay.”
The word accoler comes from the Latin word “colare,” meaning “to embrace.” It is commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a past action or condition that is hypothetical, uncertain, or contrary to reality.
Here are three simple examples of accoler in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their English translations:
- Il aurait aimé que je l’accole avant de partir. (He would have liked me to embrace him before leaving.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous les accoliez plutôt que de les laisser seuls. (We would have preferred you to embrace them rather than leaving them alone.)
- Il fallait que je l’accole pour le réconforter. (I had to embrace him to comfort him.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of accoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie accolé | Il est possible que j’aie accolé le tableau. | It’s possible I glued the painting. |
tu | aies accolé | Je doute que tu aies accolé la tapisserie. | I doubt you hung the wallpaper. |
il | ait accolé | Il faut qu’il ait accolé la photo. | He must have hung the picture. |
elle | ait accolé | Elle est contente qu’elle ait accolé le poster. | She’s happy she put up the poster. |
on | ait accolé | On espère qu’on ait accolé le cadre. | We hope we framed it. |
nous | ayons accolé | Espérons que nous ayons accolé le miroir. | Let’s hope we hung the mirror. |
vous | ayez accolé | Il est important que vous ayez accolé les étagères. | It’s important that you mounted the shelves. |
ils | aient accolé | Ils s’inquiètent qu’ils aient accolé les rideaux. | They’re worried they hung the curtains. |
elles | aient accolé | Elles sont heureuses qu’elles aient accolé les posters. | They’re happy they put up the posters. |
Other Conjugations for Accoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoler
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Accoler – 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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