Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Introduction to the verb alerter
The English translation of alerter is “to alert” and it is pronounced as “al-er-tay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of alerter comes from the French word “alerte,” which means “alert.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are 3 simple examples of how alerter is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- Il fallait que tu m’ailles alerté plus tôt. (It was necessary for you to have alerted me earlier.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu aies alerté les autorités. (I would have preferred for you to have alerted the authorities.)
- Il aurait fallu que nous ayons alerté les clients sur le rappel de produit. (We should have alerted the customers about the product recall.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a past action that may or may not have happened. In the first example, it is uncertain if the person actually alerted the speaker earlier. In the second and third examples, the action of alerting did not actually happen, but it is being expressed as a hypothetical or desired outcome.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of alerter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie alerté | Je ne pense pas que j’aie alerté. | I don’t think I alerted. |
tu | aies alerté | Il est possible que tu aies alerté. | It’s possible you alerted. |
il | ait alerté | Il faut qu’il ait alerté. | He must have alerted. |
elle | ait alerté | Elle est contente qu’elle ait alerté. | She’s happy she alerted. |
on | ait alerté | On veut qu’on ait alerté. | We want it to have been alerted. |
nous | ayons alerté | J’espère que nous ayons alerté. | I hope we alerted. |
vous | ayez alerté | Il est important que vous ayez alerté. | It’s important that you alerted. |
ils | aient alerté | Ils sont surpris qu’ils aient alerté. | They are surprised they alerted. |
elles | aient alerté | Elles doutent qu’elles aient alerté. | They doubt they alerted. |
Other Conjugations for Alerter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alerter
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Alerter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
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