Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Introduction to the verb argumenter
The English translation of the French verb argumenter is “to argue” or “to present an argument”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ar-gu-men-tay”.
The language origin of argumenter comes from the Latin word “argumentum”, meaning “proof” or “evidence”. In everyday French, argumenter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a past or hypothetical action that is uncertain or subjective.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’ai douté que tu aies bien argumenté ta position. (I doubted that you argued your position well.)
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Il est possible que vous ayez argumenté avec elle avant de la quitter. (It is possible that you argued with her before leaving her.)
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Nous avons craint qu’elle n’ait pas suffisamment argumenté pour convaincre le jury. (We were afraid that she had not argued enough to convince the jury.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of argumenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie argumenté | Il est peu probable que j’aie argumenté. | It’s unlikely that I argued. |
tu | aies argumenté | Je veux que tu aies argumenté. | I want you to have argued. |
il | ait argumenté | On souhaite qu’il ait argumenté. | We hope he argued. |
elle | ait argumenté | Elle est contente qu’elle ait argumenté. | She’s glad she argued. |
on | ait argumenté | On veut qu’on ait argumenté. | We want it to have been argued. |
nous | ayons argumenté | Il est important que nous ayons argumenté. | It’s important that we argued. |
vous | ayez argumenté | Je suis heureux que vous ayez argumenté. | I’m happy that you argued. |
ils | aient argumenté | J’espère qu’ils aient argumenté. | I hope they argued. |
elles | aient argumenté | Il est essentiel qu’elles aient argumenté. | It’s essential that they argued. |
Other Conjugations for Argumenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb argumenter
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Argumenter – 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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