Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Introduction to the verb attaquer
The English translation of the French verb attaquer is “to attack.” It is pronounced as “ah-tah-kay.”
Attaquer comes from the Latin word “attaccare” meaning “to attach.” In everyday French, attaquer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past possibility or hypothetical situation.
Examples:
- J’espère qu’il n’a pas attaqué le château hier soir. (I hope he didn’t attack the castle last night.)
- Je ne peux pas croire qu’elle m’ait attaqué comme ça. (I can’t believe she would attack me like that.)
- Il est possible qu’ils aient attaqué le village pendant la nuit. (It’s possible they attacked the village during the night.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of attaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie attaqué | Je doute que j’aie attaqué. | I doubt that I attacked. |
tu | aies attaqué | Il faut que tu aies attaqué. | You must have attacked. |
il | ait attaqué | Il est possible qu’il ait attaqué. | It’s possible he attacked. |
elle | ait attaqué | Elle craint qu’elle ait attaqué. | She fears she attacked. |
on | ait attaqué | On veut qu’on ait attaqué. | We want it to have been attacked. |
nous | ayons attaqué | Espérons que nous ayons attaqué. | Let’s hope we attacked. |
vous | ayez attaqué | Il est important que vous ayez attaqué. | It’s important that you attacked. |
ils | aient attaqué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient attaqué. | They doubt they attacked. |
elles | aient attaqué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient attaqué. | They prefer they attacked. |
Other Conjugations for Attaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attaquer
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Attaquer – 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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