Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Introduction to the verb amarrer
The English translation of the French verb amarrer is “to moor” or “to tie up”. It is pronounced “ah-mah-reh”.
Amarrer comes from the Old French word “amarre”, meaning “mooring rope”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
3 examples of amarrer in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- J’espérais que tu aies amarré le bateau avant la tempête. (I hoped that you had moored the boat before the storm.)
- Il fallait que nous ayons amarré le canot pour éviter qu’il ne dérive. (We needed to have tied up the canoe to prevent it from drifting.)
- Je doute qu’ils aient amarré leur voilier dans ce port. (I doubt that they moored their sailboat in this port.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It suggests that the action may or may not have happened, and it is often used after verbs like espérer (to hope), douter (to doubt), and falloir (to need).
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of amarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie amarré | Je suis content que j’aie amarré le bateau. | I’m glad that I tied up the boat. |
tu | aies amarré | Je préfère que tu aies amarré le bateau. | I prefer that you tied up the boat. |
il | ait amarré | Il est possible qu’il ait amarré le bateau. | It’s possible he tied up the boat. |
elle | ait amarré | Elle doute qu’elle ait amarré le bateau. | She doubts she tied up the boat. |
on | ait amarré | On veut qu’on ait amarré le bateau. | We want it to have been tied up. |
nous | ayons amarré | Espérons que nous ayons amarré le bateau. | Let’s hope we tied up the boat. |
vous | ayez amarré | Il est important que vous ayez amarré le bateau. | It’s important that you tied up the boat. |
ils | aient amarré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient amarré le bateau. | They doubt they tied up the boat. |
elles | aient amarré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient amarré le bateau. | They prefer they tied up the boat. |
Other Conjugations for Amarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amarrer
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Amarrer – 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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