Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Introduction to the verb augurer
The English translation of the French verb augurer is “to predict” or “to foresee.” It is pronounced as oh-guh-reh.
Augurer comes from the Latin word “augurium,” meaning “omen” or “divination.” It entered the French language in the 13th century and its meaning evolved over time to refer to predicting future events.
In everyday French, augurer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express the idea of “if…were to have predicted.” This tense is used to talk about a past prediction that was uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies auguré ce qui allait se passer. (I wish you had predicted what was going to happen.)
- Si nous avions suivi tes conseils, nous aurions peut-être évité ce problème. (If we had followed your advice, we might have avoided this problem.)
- Il aurait fallu que je lui aie demandé son avis avant de prendre une décision. (I should have asked for his opinion before making a decision.)
In all of these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used because the predictions mentioned are uncertain or hypothetical. In English, this tense is often translated using “would have + past participle” or “should have + past participle.”
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of augurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie auguré | Je doute que j’aie auguré. | I doubt that I have foretold. |
tu | aies auguré | Il faut que tu aies auguré. | You must have foretold. |
il | ait auguré | Il est possible qu’il ait auguré. | It’s possible he has foretold. |
elle | ait auguré | Elle craint qu’elle ait auguré. | She fears she has foretold. |
on | ait auguré | On veut qu’on ait auguré. | We want it to have been foretold. |
nous | ayons auguré | Espérons que nous ayons auguré. | Let’s hope we have foretold. |
vous | ayez auguré | Il est important que vous ayez auguré. | It’s important that you have foretold. |
ils | aient auguré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient auguré. | They doubt they have foretold. |
elles | aient auguré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient auguré. | They prefer they have foretold. |
Other Conjugations for Augurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb augurer
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Augurer – 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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