Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Introduction to the verb agrafer
The English translation of the French verb agrafer is “to staple.” It is pronounced “ah-grah-fay.”
The word agrafer comes from the Old French word “agrafer,” which meant “to hook.” It ultimately derives from the Latin word “graphe,” meaning “hook.” In French, it is most often used in its infinitive form, “agrafer,” meaning “to staple.”
In everyday French, agrafer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by using the present subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the verb. For example: “J’aurais agrafé” or “Je serais agrafé.”
Example 1: Il est possible que j’aie agrafé tous les documents avant de partir. (It is possible that I stapled all the documents before leaving.)
Example 2: Je doute qu’elle se soit agrafer les cheveux pour la soirée. (I doubt she stapled her hair for the party.)
Example 3: Nous cherchions quelqu’un qui eût agraphé les papiers ensemble. (We were looking for someone who had stapled the papers together.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of agrafer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie agrafé | Je suis content que j’aie agrafé. | I’m glad that I stapled. |
tu | aies agrafé | Il faut que tu aies agrafé. | You must have stapled. |
il | ait agrafé | Il est probable qu’il ait agrafé. | It’s likely he stapled. |
elle | ait agrafé | Elle doute qu’elle ait agrafé. | She doubts she stapled. |
on | ait agrafé | On espère qu’on ait agrafé. | We hope we stapled. |
nous | ayons agrafé | Il est important que nous ayons agrafé. | It’s important that we stapled. |
vous | ayez agrafé | Nous voulons que vous ayez agrafé. | We want you to have stapled. |
ils | aient agrafé | Ils regrettent qu’ils aient agrafé. | They regret they stapled. |
elles | aient agrafé | Elles ont peur qu’elles aient agrafé. | They are afraid they stapled. |
Other Conjugations for Agrafer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrafer
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Agrafer – 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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