Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Introduction to the verb aligner
The English translation of the French verb aligner is “to align.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-lee-neh.”
The word aligner comes from the Latin word “alignare,” which means “to line up.” It entered the French language in the 15th century.
In everyday French, the verb aligner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action or event.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu alignes les chaises avant la réunion. (I would have liked for you to align the chairs before the meeting.)
- Il est important que nous alignions nos objectifs avant de commencer le projet. (It is important for us to align our goals before starting the project.)
- Je doute qu’ils aient aligné leur discours avec leurs actions. (I doubt that they aligned their words with their actions.)
In these examples, the verb aligner is conjugated in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action that may or may not have happened. The English translations also use the past tense to convey this uncertainty.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of aligner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie aligné | Je doute que j’aie aligné. | I doubt that I aligned. |
tu | aies aligné | Il faut que tu aies aligné. | You must have aligned. |
il | ait aligné | Il est possible qu’il ait aligné. | It’s possible he aligned. |
elle | ait aligné | Elle craint qu’elle ait aligné. | She fears she aligned. |
on | ait aligné | On veut qu’on ait aligné. | We want it to have been aligned. |
nous | ayons aligné | Espérons que nous ayons aligné. | Let’s hope we aligned. |
vous | ayez aligné | Il est important que vous ayez aligné. | It’s important that you aligned. |
ils | aient aligné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient aligné. | They doubt they aligned. |
elles | aient aligné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient aligné. | They prefer they aligned. |
Other Conjugations for Aligner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aligner
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Aligner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
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