Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Introduction to the verb acculer
The English translation of the French verb acculer is “to corner” or “to back someone into a corner.”
The infinitive form of acculer is pronounced “ah-kew-lay.”
The word acculer comes from the Old French word “aculer”, which comes from the Latin word “acculare” meaning “to push back.” It is derived from the prefix “ad-” meaning “to” and the verb “culus” meaning “backside.”
In everyday French, the verb acculer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past event that is uncertain or hypothetical. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive mood of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of acculer.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’espère qu’il ne t’a pas acculé à prendre cette décision.
Translation: I hope he didn’t back you into taking this decision. -
Il est possible que nous ayons été acculés à agir de la sorte.
Translation: It is possible that we were forced to act in this way. -
Je regrette que tu ne m’aies pas dit que tu te sentais acculé.
Translation: I regret that you didn’t tell me that you felt cornered.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of acculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie acculé | J’insiste que j’aie acculé. | I insist that I cornered. |
tu | aies acculé | Il est nécessaire que tu aies acculé. | You must have cornered. |
il | ait acculé | Il est peu probable qu’il ait acculé. | It is unlikely he cornered. |
elle | ait acculé | Elle préfère qu’elle ait acculé. | She prefers she cornered. |
on | ait acculé | On doit être sûr qu’on ait acculé. | We must be sure we cornered. |
nous | ayons acculé | Il est possible que nous ayons acculé. | It is possible we cornered. |
vous | ayez acculé | Il est conseillé que vous ayez acculé. | It is advisable that you cornered. |
ils | aient acculé | Ils veulent que nous aient acculé. | They want us to have cornered. |
elles | aient acculé | Elles doutent qu’elles aient acculé. | They doubt they cornered. |
Other Conjugations for Acculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
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Acculer – 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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