Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Introduction to the verb associer
The English translation of the French verb associer is “to associate” or “to join.” It is pronounced as “ah-so-see-ay” in the infinitive form.
The verb associer comes from the Latin word “associare” meaning “to unite” or “to join together.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies associé tes idées à celles de ton équipe. (I wish you had associated your ideas with those of your team.)
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Il est dommage que vous n’ayez pas associé vos forces pour gagner la compétition. (It is a shame that you did not join forces to win the competition.)
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Nous aurions pu réussir si nous avions associé nos ressources. (We could have succeeded if we had combined our resources.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of associer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie associé | Je doute que j’aie associé. | I doubt that I associated. |
tu | aies associé | Il faut que tu aies associé. | You must have associated. |
il | ait associé | Il est possible qu’il ait associé. | It’s possible he associated. |
elle | ait associé | Elle craint qu’elle ait associé. | She fears she associated. |
on | ait associé | On veut qu’on ait associé. | We want it to have been associated. |
nous | ayons associé | Espérons que nous ayons associé. | Let’s hope we associated. |
vous | ayez associé | Il est important que vous ayez associé. | It’s important that you associated. |
ils | aient associé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient associé. | They doubt they associated. |
elles | aient associé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient associé. | They prefer they associated. |
Other Conjugations for Associer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb associer
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Associer – 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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