Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Introduction to the verb activer
The English translation of the French verb activer is “to activate.” It is pronounced as “ahk-tee-vay” in its infinitive form.
The word activer can be traced back to the Latin word “activus,” meaning “active.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used as a transitive verb to indicate the action of making something active or operative.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, activer is used to express a past event or action that is uncertain or hypothetical. It is often used in conjunction with modal verbs such as pouvoir (to be able to) or vouloir (to want) to express a desired or possible action in the past. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’aurais voulu que tu aies activé le programme hier. (I would have wanted you to activate the program yesterday.)
- Il est possible que j’aie activé le système de sécurité avant de partir. (It is possible that I activated the security system before leaving.)
- Je voulais que nous ayons activé ce projet depuis longtemps. (I wanted us to have activated this project a long time ago.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of activer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie activé | Je doute que j’aie activé. | I doubt that I activated. |
tu | aies activé | Il faut que tu aies activé. | You must have activated. |
il | ait activé | Il est possible qu’il ait activé. | It’s possible he activated. |
elle | ait activé | Elle craint qu’elle ait activé. | She fears she activated. |
on | ait activé | On veut qu’on ait activé. | We want it to have been activated. |
nous | ayons activé | Espérons que nous ayons activé. | Let’s hope we activated. |
vous | ayez activé | Il est important que vous ayez activé. | It’s important that you activated. |
ils | aient activé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient activé. | They doubt they activated. |
elles | aient activé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient activé. | They prefer they activated. |
Other Conjugations for Activer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
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Activer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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