Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Introduction to the verb antidater
The English translation of the French verb antidater is “to backdate.” It is pronounced as “ahn-tee-da-tay.”
The language origin of antidater comes from the combination of the prefix “anti” meaning “before” or “against” and the word “date,” giving it the meaning of “to date in advance” or “to date before.”
In everyday French, antidater is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical. It is commonly used in legal and administrative contexts, such as in contracts and official documents.
Here are three simple examples of antidater used in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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Il est possible que le document ait été antidaté pour éviter des sanctions. (It is possible that the document was backdated to avoid sanctions.)
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Je doute qu’il ait antidaté sa signature sur le contrat. (I doubt that he backdated his signature on the contract.)
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Leur plan visait à antidater les transactions pour cacher leurs bénéfices illégaux. (Their plan was to backdate transactions to hide their illegal profits.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of antidater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie antidaté | Je ne pense pas que j’aie antidaté le document. | I don’t think I predated the document. |
tu | aies antidaté | Il faut que tu aies antidaté le contrat. | You must have predated the contract. |
il | ait antidaté | Il est possible qu’il ait antidaté les chèques. | It’s possible he predated the checks. |
elle | ait antidaté | Elle craint qu’elle ait antidaté les lettres. | She fears she predated the letters. |
on | ait antidaté | On veut qu’on ait antidaté les factures. | We want it to have been predated. |
nous | ayons antidaté | Nous sommes heureux que nous ayons antidaté les documents. | We are happy we predated the documents. |
vous | ayez antidaté | Il est important que vous ayez antidaté le contrat. | It’s important that you predated the contract. |
ils | aient antidaté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient antidaté les lettres. | They doubt they predated the letters. |
elles | aient antidaté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient antidaté les contrats. | They prefer they predated the contracts. |
Other Conjugations for Antidater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antidater
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Antidater – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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