Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Introduction to the verb acenser
The English translation of the French verb acenser is “to incense” or “to cense.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced ah-sahn-ser.
The language origin of acenser can be traced back to the Latin word “incensare,” meaning “to burn incense.” In everyday French, acenser is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a verb form used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already happened.
Here are three simple examples of acenser in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Je doute qu’il ait acensé l’église hier soir. (I doubt that he incensed the church last night.)
- Il est possible que nous ayons acensé les bougies avant la cérémonie. (It is possible that we incensed the candles before the ceremony.)
- J’espère qu’elle ait acensé le temple avant notre arrivée. (I hope that she incensed the temple before our arrival.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of acenser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie acensé | Je doute que j’aie acensé. | I doubt that I raised. |
tu | aies acensé | Il faut que tu aies acensé. | You must have raised. |
il | ait acensé | Il est possible qu’il ait acensé. | It’s possible he raised. |
elle | ait acensé | Elle craint qu’elle ait acensé. | She fears she raised. |
on | ait acensé | On veut qu’on ait acensé. | We want it to have been raised. |
nous | ayons acensé | Espérons que nous ayons acensé. | Let’s hope we raised. |
vous | ayez acensé | Il est important que vous ayez acensé. | It’s important that you raised. |
ils | aient acensé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient acensé. | They doubt they raised. |
elles | aient acensé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient acensé. | They prefer they raised. |
Other Conjugations for Acenser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acenser
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Acenser – 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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