Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Introduction to the verb amuser
The English translation of the French verb amuser is “to amuse”. The infinitive form, amuser, is pronounced as “ah-moo-zay”.
The language origin of amuser can be traced back to the Latin word “musa”, meaning “muse”. Over time, it evolved into the French word “amus”, which means “entertainment” or “amusement”. In modern French, amuser is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’espère que tu t’es amusé pendant les vacances. (I hope you had fun during the holidays.)
- Il faut que nous nous soyons amusés hier soir. (We must have had fun last night.)
- Je doute qu’ils se soient amusés au concert. (I doubt they had fun at the concert.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express doubt, hope, or uncertainty about a past action. The verb amuser is conjugated in the past subjunctive form (soit/amuse) and the auxiliary verb être is used before it.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of amuser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie amusé | Il est possible que j’aie amusé. | It’s possible that I amused. |
tu | aies amusé | Il faut que tu aies amusé. | You must have amused. |
il | ait amusé | Il est important qu’il ait amusé. | It’s important that he amused. |
elle | ait amusé | Elle a peur qu’elle ait amusé. | She’s afraid that she amused. |
on | ait amusé | On veut qu’on ait amusé. | We want it to have been amused. |
nous | ayons amusé | Nous espérons qu’on ait amusé. | Let’s hope we amused. |
vous | ayez amusé | Il est possible que vous ayez amusé. | It’s possible that you amused. |
ils | aient amusé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient amusé. | They doubt they amused. |
elles | aient amusé | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient amusé. | They hope they amused. |
Other Conjugations for Amuser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amuser
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Amuser – 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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