Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Introduction to the verb achever
The English translation of the French verb achever is “to finish” or “to complete.” It is pronounced as “a-she-vay” in its infinitive form.
Achever comes from the Old French word “achiever,” which means “to attain” or “to finish.” It has the same Latin root as the English word “achieve.”
In everyday French, achever is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a possibility or a hypothetical situation in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Il fallait que je l’achevasse avant de partir. (It was necessary for me to finish it before leaving.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies achevé tes devoirs avant la fête. (I would have liked for you to have finished your homework before the party.)
- Elle était triste que nous n’ayons pas achevé le projet à temps. (She was sad that we had not completed the project on time.)
English translations:
- It was necessary for me to finish it before leaving.
- I would have liked for you to have finished your homework before the party.
- She was sad that we had not completed the project on time.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of achever
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie achevé | Il faut que j’aie achevé. | I must have finished. |
tu | aies achevé | Il est possible que tu aies achevé. | It’s possible you finished. |
il | ait achevé | Il est possible qu’il ait achevé. | It’s possible he finished. |
elle | ait achevé | Elle craint qu’elle ait achevé. | She fears she finished. |
on | ait achevé | On veut qu’on ait achevé. | We want it to have been finished. |
nous | ayons achevé | Il est important que nous ayons achevé. | It’s important that we finished. |
vous | ayez achevé | Il est important que vous ayez achevé. | It’s important that you finished. |
ils | aient achevé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient achevé. | They doubt they finished. |
elles | aient achevé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient achevé. | They prefer they finished. |
Other Conjugations for Achever.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb achever
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Achever – 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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