Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Introduction to the verb animer
The English translation of the French verb animer is “to animate” or “to liven up”. It is pronounced “ah-nee-may” in its infinitive form.
The word animer comes from the Latin word “animare”, meaning “to give life to”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions that may have occurred in the past but are uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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Il est important que tu aies animé la soirée hier. (It is important that you livened up the party yesterday.)
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Nous avions peur qu’ils n’aient pas animé la conférence. (We were afraid that they hadn’t animated the conference.)
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J’espérais que vous ayez animé l’atmosphère lors du dîner en famille. (I was hoping that you had livened up the atmosphere during the family dinner.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of animer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie animé | Je doute que j’aie animé. | I doubt that I have animated. |
tu | aies animé | Il est possible que tu aies animé. | It’s possible you have animated. |
il | ait animé | Il faut qu’il ait animé. | He must have animated. |
elle | ait animé | Elle craint qu’elle ait animé. | She fears she has animated. |
on | ait animé | On espère qu’on ait animé. | We hope we have animated. |
nous | ayons animé | Je suis heureux que nous ayons animé. | I’m happy that we have animated. |
vous | ayez animé | Il est important que vous ayez animé. | It’s important that you have animated. |
ils | aient animé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient animé. | They doubt they have animated. |
elles | aient animé | C’est dommage qu’elles aient animé. | It’s a shame that they have animated. |
Other Conjugations for Animer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb animer
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Animer – 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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