Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Introduction to the verb amorcer
The English translation of the French verb amorcer is “to initiate” or “to start.” It is pronounced “ah-mohr-seh.”
The word amorcer comes from the Latin word “amorsus,” meaning “to bite” or “to incite.” It first appeared in the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, amorcer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Il faut que j’aie amorcé ce projet avant la fin de l’année. (It’s necessary that I initiated this project before the end of the year.)
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Je suis désolé que tu n’aies pas amorcé la conversation avec elle. (I’m sorry that you didn’t start the conversation with her.)
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Il est possible que nous ayons amorcé les négociations trop tôt. (It is possible that we initiated the negotiations too early.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of amorcer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie amorcé | Je doute que j’aie amorcé. | I doubt that I initiated. |
tu | aies amorcé | Il faut que tu aies amorcé. | You must have initiated. |
il | ait amorcé | Il est possible qu’il ait amorcé. | It’s possible he initiated. |
elle | ait amorcé | Elle craint qu’elle ait amorcé. | She fears she initiated. |
on | ait amorcé | On veut qu’on ait amorcé. | We want it to have been initiated. |
nous | ayons amorcé | Espérons que nous ayons amorcé. | Let’s hope we initiated. |
vous | ayez amorcé | Il est important que vous ayez amorcé. | It’s important that you initiated. |
ils | aient amorcé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient amorcé. | They doubt they initiated. |
elles | aient amorcé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient amorcé. | They prefer they initiated. |
Other Conjugations for Amorcer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amorcer
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Amorcer – 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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