Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Introduction to the verb agiter
The English translation of the French verb agiter is “to shake” or “to agitate.” It is pronounced as “a-zhee-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word agiter comes from the Latin word “agitare,” which means “to set in motion” or “to stir up.” In everyday French, agiter is often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past possibility or doubt.
Here are three simple examples of agiter being used in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il est possible que j’aie agité le bébé en le portant. (It is possible that I shook the baby while carrying him/her.)
- Je doute qu’il ait agité la bouteille avant de l’ouvrir. (I doubt that he shook the bottle before opening it.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait agité les manifestants en leur parlant. (It is possible that she agitated the protesters by talking to them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of agiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie agité | Je doute que j’aie agité. | I doubt that I waved. |
tu | aies agité | Il faut que tu aies agité. | You must have waved. |
il | ait agité | Il est possible qu’il ait agité. | It’s possible he waved. |
elle | ait agité | Elle craint qu’elle ait agité. | She fears she waved. |
on | ait agité | On veut qu’on ait agité. | We want it to have been waved. |
nous | ayons agité | Espérons que nous ayons agité. | Let’s hope we waved. |
vous | ayez agité | Il est important que vous ayez agité. | It’s important that you waved. |
ils | aient agité | Ils doutent qu’ils aient agité. | They doubt they waved. |
elles | aient agité | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient agité. | They prefer they waved. |
Other Conjugations for Agiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agiter
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Agiter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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