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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb auditer

Get the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) tense conjugation of auditer. Includes a FREE downloadable reference sheet (no email required). Alternatively if you have a lot of text to check then use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!

The English translation of the French verb auditer is “to audit.” It is pronounced as oh-dee-teh in the infinitive form.

The word auditer comes from the Latin word “audire” which means “to hear.” In French, it is most commonly used in the context of financial or accounting audits. In everyday French, it can also be used in a broader sense to mean “to examine” or “to inspect.”

In the Subjonctif Passé tense, auditer is used 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:

  1. Il est possible que j’aie audité les comptes de l’entreprise l’année dernière. (It is possible that I audited the company’s accounts last year.)
  2. Je doute que tu aies audité toutes les dépenses de voyages. (I doubt that you audited all the travel expenses.)
  3. Il est essentiel que nous ayons audité les comptes avant la réunion des actionnaires. (It is essential that we audited the accounts before the shareholders’ meeting.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je aie auditgé Il est possible que j’aie audité. It’s possible that I audited.
tu aies auditgé Je crains que tu aies audité. I fear that you audited.
il ait auditgé Il est important qu’il ait audité. It’s important that he audited.
elle ait auditgé Elle veut qu’elle ait audité. She wants to have audited.
on ait auditgé On espère qu’on ait audité. We hope that we audited.
nous ayons auditgé Nous préférons que nous ayons audité. We prefer that we audited.
vous ayez auditgé Il est nécessaire que vous ayez audité. It’s necessary that you audited.
ils aient auditgé Ils doutent qu’ils aient audité. They doubt they audited.
elles aient auditgé Elles craignent qu’elles aient audité. They fear they audited.

Other Conjugations for Auditer.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb auditer
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
   

Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥

Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the auditer Subjonctif Passé tense conjugation!

Auditer – 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.

NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see my article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

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.

I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb auditer. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!

Similar Posts

Leave a Reply