Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Introduction to the verb asticoter
The English translation of the French verb asticoter is “to tease” or “to irritate.” It is pronounced “ah-stee-koh-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word asticoter comes from the French word “asticot,” meaning “maggot.” This word was first used in the 18th century to describe the action of picking out maggots from wounds, and eventually evolved to mean teasing or annoying someone.
In everyday French, asticoter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by combining the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” with the past participle of asticoter.
Some examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu ne m’asticotes pas toute la journée. (I wish you hadn’t teased me all day.)
- Il faut que j’oublie les choses qu’il m’a asticoté hier soir. (I need to forget the things that he teased me about last night.)
- Nous serions restés plus longtemps si les enfants ne nous avaient pas asticotés constamment. (We would have stayed longer if the children hadn’t constantly teased us.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of asticoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie asticoté | Je ne pense pas que j’aie asticoté. | I don’t think I teased. |
tu | aies asticoté | Il faut que tu aies asticoté. | You must have teased. |
il | ait asticoté | Il est possible qu’il ait asticoté. | It’s possible he teased. |
elle | ait asticoté | Elle craint qu’elle ait asticoté. | She fears she teased. |
on | ait asticoté | On veut qu’on ait asticoté. | We want it to have been teased. |
nous | ayons asticoté | Espérons que nous ayons asticoté. | Let’s hope we teased. |
vous | ayez asticoté | Il est important que vous ayez asticoté. | It’s important that you teased. |
ils | aient asticoté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient asticoté. | They doubt they teased. |
elles | aient asticoté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient asticoté. | They prefer they teased. |
Other Conjugations for Asticoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asticoter
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Asticoter – 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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