Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Introduction to the verb ailler
The English translation of the French verb ailler is “to go.” It is pronounced as “ah-yay.”
The word ailler comes from the Latin word “ambulare,” which also means “to go.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already happened in the past.
Examples of ailler in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il faut que tu sois allé à la banque hier. (It is necessary that you went to the bank yesterday.)
- J’aimerais que vous ayez allé en vacances avec nous. (I would like it if you had gone on vacation with us.)
- Il semble qu’elle soit allée au cinéma sans moi. (It seems that she went to the movies without me.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a previous action that may or may not have happened, or to express a desire or suggestion.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of ailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | sois aillé | Il faut que je sois aillé. | I must have gone. |
tu | sois allé | Il est possible que tu sois allé. | You may have gone. |
il | soit allé | J’espère qu’il soit allé. | I hope he went. |
elle | soit allée | Il est important qu’elle soit allée. | It’s important she went. |
on | soit allé | Il est possible qu’on soit allé. | It’s possible we went. |
nous | soyons allés | J’aimerais que nous soyons allés. | I’d like us to have gone. |
vous | soyez allés | Il est important que vous soyez allés. | It’s important you went. |
ils | soient allés | Ils doutent qu’ils soient allés. | They doubt they went. |
elles | soient allées | Elles préfèrent qu’elles soient allées. | They prefer they went. |
Other Conjugations for Ailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ailler
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Ailler – 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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