Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Introduction to the verb aplomber
The English translation of the French verb aplomber is “to plumb” or “to gauge.” It is pronounced “ah-ploh-may” in its infinitive form.
The word aplomber comes from the Old French word “aplom” meaning “perpendicular” or “straight,” which is derived from the Latin word “plumbum” meaning “lead” or “weight.” Aplomber is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies aplombé le mur avant de peindre. (I wish you had plumb the wall before painting.)
- Il fallait que nous ayons aplombé les étagères pour qu’elles ne s’effondrent pas. (We had to plumb the shelves to prevent them from collapsing.)
- J’espère que vous ayez aplombé le sol avant de poser les carreaux. (I hope you plumb the floor before laying the tiles.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a desire or a necessity for the action of “aplomber” to have been done in the past. The English translations use the past perfect tense to convey the same meaning.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of aplomber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie aplombé | Je suis surpris que j’aie aplombé. | I’m surprised that I plumbed. |
tu | aies aplombé | Il est important que tu aies aplombé. | It’s important that you plumbed. |
il | ait aplombé | Il semble qu’il ait aplombé. | It seems he plumbed. |
elle | ait aplombé | Elle est convaincue qu’elle ait aplombé. | She is convinced she plumbed. |
on | ait aplombé | On veut que ça ait aplombé. | We want it to have been plumbed. |
nous | ayons aplombé | J’espère que nous ayons aplombé. | I hope we plumbed. |
vous | ayez aplombé | Vous êtes persuadé que vous ayez aplombé. | You are convinced that you plumbed. |
ils | aient aplombé | Ils doutent que ça ait aplombé. | They doubt it plumbed. |
elles | aient aplombé | Elles préfèrent que ça ait aplombé. | They prefer it plumbed. |
Other Conjugations for Aplomber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aplomber
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Aplomber – 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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