Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Introduction to the verb ajourner
The English translation of the French verb ajourner is “to postpone” or “to adjourn.” It is pronounced ah-zhoor-neh in its infinitive form.
The word ajourner comes from the French word “jour,” meaning “day,” and the prefix “a,” indicating a sense of movement or progression. Therefore, ajourner originally meant “to move to another day,” which evolved to its current meaning of “to postpone” or “to adjourn.”
In everyday French, ajourner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already taken place. This tense is typically used in formal or literary language.
Here are three simple examples of ajourner used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Il aurait fallu que tu aies ajourné ta réunion. (You should have postponed your meeting.)
- Je doute qu’ils aient déjà ajourné leur voyage. (I doubt they have already postponed their trip.)
- Il est dommage que nous ayons dû ajourner notre projet. (It’s a shame that we had to postpone our project.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of ajourner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie ajourné | Il est possible que j’aie ajourné. | It’s possible that I postponed. |
tu | aies ajourné | Il est nécessaire que tu aies ajourné. | It’s necessary that you postponed. |
il | ait ajourné | Il faut qu’il ait ajourné. | He must have postponed. |
elle | ait ajourné | Elle préfère qu’elle ait ajourné. | She prefers she postponed. |
on | ait ajourné | On veut qu’on ait ajourné. | We want it to have been postponed. |
nous | ayons ajourné | Nous sommes contents que nous ayons ajourné. | We’re glad we postponed. |
vous | ayez ajourné | Il est important que vous ayez ajourné. | It’s important that you postponed. |
ils | aient ajourné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient ajourné. | They doubt they postponed. |
elles | aient ajourné | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient ajourné. | They hope they postponed. |
Other Conjugations for Ajourner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ajourner
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Ajourner – 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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