Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Introduction to the verb attribuer
The English translation of the French verb attribuer is “to attribute” or “to assign.” It is pronounced “a-tree-boo-ay.”
The language origin of attribuer comes from the Latin word “attribuere,” meaning “to assign” or “to allot.” It entered the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, attribuer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express an action that is uncertain or hypothetical in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies attribué le mérite. (I would have liked for you to have attributed me the credit.)
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Il est possible qu’ils aient attribué l’erreur à la mauvaise personne. (It is possible that they attributed the mistake to the wrong person.)
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Elle regrette que je lui aie attribué ces intentions. (She regrets that I attributed these intentions to her.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of attribuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie attribué | Il est possible que j’aie attribué. | It’s possible I have attributed. |
tu | aies attribué | Il faut que tu aies attribué. | You must have attributed. |
il | ait attribué | Il est important qu’il ait attribué. | It’s important he has attributed. |
elle | ait attribué | Elle préfère qu’elle ait attribué. | She prefers she has attributed. |
on | ait attribué | On craint qu’on ait attribué. | We fear we have attributed. |
nous | ayons attribué | Espérons que nous ayons attribué. | Let’s hope we have attributed. |
vous | ayez attribué | Il est possible que vous ayez attribué. | It’s possible you have attributed. |
ils | aient attribué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient attribué. | They doubt they have attributed. |
elles | aient attribué | Elles pensent qu’elles aient attribué. | They think they have attributed. |
Other Conjugations for Attribuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attribuer
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Attribuer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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