Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb assécher

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The English translation of the French verb assécher is “to dry out.” It is pronounced as “ah-seh-shay.”

Assécher comes from the Latin word “siccāre” meaning “to make dry.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical action or event that occurred in the past.

Example 1:
J’aurais aimé que tu aies asséché les vêtements avant de les mettre dans le sèche-linge.
I would have liked you to have dried the clothes before putting them in the dryer.

Example 2:
Elle aurait préféré que nous ayons asséché les draps avant de les étendre sur le fil.
She would have preferred that we had dried the sheets before hanging them on the line.

Example 3:
Je regrette que vous n’ayez pas asséché la vaisselle avant de la ranger.
I regret that you did not dry the dishes before putting them away.

Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of assécher

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je aie asséché Je doute que j’aie asséché le lac. I doubt that I dried up the lake.
tu aies asséché Il faut que tu aies asséché le fleuve. You must have dried up the river.
il ait asséché Il est possible qu’il ait asséché le marais. It’s possible he dried up the swamp.
elle ait asséché Elle craint qu’elle ait asséché la terre. She fears she dried up the land.
on ait asséché On veut qu’on ait asséché la rivière. We want it to have been dried up.
nous ayons asséché Espérons que nous ayons asséché le puits. Let’s hope we dried up the well.
vous ayez asséché Il est important que vous ayez asséché le réservoir. It’s important that you dried up the reservoir.
ils aient asséché Ils doutent qu’ils aient asséché la cascade. They doubt they dried up the waterfall.
elles aient asséché Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient asséché le cours d’eau. They prefer they dried up the stream.

Other Conjugations for Assécher.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher     (this article)

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb assécher

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Assécher – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense

The French Subjonctif Passé is a verb tense used to express actions or states that are uncertain, hypothetical, or dependent on some condition in the past. It’s often used in conjunction with the main verb in the present or future tense to convey various nuances of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion.

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Formation of the Subjonctif Passé

To form the Subjonctif Passé, you generally need to start with the third person plural (ils/elles) form of the passé composé (a compound past tense). Then, drop the subject and replace it with the appropriate Subjonctif endings. The endings are the same for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs:

   – For -er verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent
   – For -ir verbs: -isse, -isses, -ît, -issions, -issiez, -issent
   – For -re verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent

For example, if you have the verb “parler” (to speak) in the third person plural passé composé, which is “ils ont parlé” (they spoke), the Subjonctif Passé form would be “qu’ils aient parlé” (that they spoke).

Everyday Usage Patterns

The Subjonctif Passé is commonly used in various situations:

– Expressing doubt or uncertainty: It’s used when you’re not certain about the completion of an action in the past. For example, “Je doute qu’il ait mangé” (I doubt that he ate).

– Desires and preferences: When you want or wish for something to have happened in the past. For instance, “Je préfère que tu aies réussi” (I prefer that you have succeeded).

– Expressing emotions: To convey emotions or feelings related to past actions or events. For example, “Il est content que nous ayons gagné” (He is happy that we won).

– Hypothetical situations: When discussing hypothetical or unreal past situations. For example, “Si j’avais su, j’aurais souhaité qu’ils aient été là” (If I had known, I would have wished they had been there).

Interactions with Other Tenses

The Subjonctif Passé often interacts with other tenses to convey specific meanings:

Present tense

It’s commonly used after expressions of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion in the present. For example, “Il faut que tu aies fini” (You must have finished).

Future tense

It’s used in the future for hypothetical or unreal actions in the past when the main clause is in the future. For example, “Je douterai qu’ils aient terminé demain” (I will doubt that they have finished tomorrow).

Conditional

When the main clause is in the conditional, the Subjonctif Passé can be used to express unreal or hypothetical actions in the past. For instance, “Il voudrait que nous ayons réussi” (He would like us to have succeeded).

Summary

The Subjonctif Passé is a versatile tense used in French to convey uncertainty, doubt, desire, or hypothetical situations related to past actions. It is used in various everyday contexts and interacts with other tenses to express specific nuances in the language.

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