Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Introduction to the verb appointer
The English translation of the French verb appointer is “to appoint.” It is pronounced “ah-pwahn-teh.”
The word “appointer” comes from the Latin word “appointare,” which means “to assign.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in various forms since then.
In everyday French, appointer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past action or event that is uncertain or hypothetical. It is formed by combining the Subjonctif present form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the verb. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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J’espère que tu aies bien appointé ton nouvel employé. (I hope you have appointed your new employee well.)
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Il est possible que le directeur ait déjà appointé son successeur. (It is possible that the director has already appointed his successor.)
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Nous doutons que le conseil ait correctement appointé le nouveau président. (We doubt that the board has properly appointed the new president.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of appointer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie appointé | Je doute que j’aie appointé. | I doubt that I appointed. |
tu | aies appointé | Il faut que tu aies appointé. | You must have appointed. |
il | ait appointé | Il est possible qu’il ait appointé. | It’s possible he appointed. |
elle | ait appointé | Elle craint qu’elle ait appointé. | She fears she appointed. |
on | ait appointé | On veut qu’on ait appointé. | We want it to have been appointed. |
nous | ayons appointé | Espérons que nous ayons appointé. | Let’s hope we appointed. |
vous | ayez appointé | Il est important que vous ayez appointé. | It’s important that you appointed. |
ils | aient appointé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient appointé. | They doubt they appointed. |
elles | aient appointé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient appointé. | They prefer they appointed. |
Other Conjugations for Appointer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
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Appointer – 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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