Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Introduction to the verb authentifier
The English translation of the French verb authentifier is “to authenticate.” It is pronounced “oh-tehn-tee-fee-yay.”
Authentifier comes from the Latin word “authentificare,” meaning “to make authentic.” It is a combination of the words “authentique” (authentic) and “fier” (to make).
In everyday French, authentifier is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past hypothetical action or doubt. It is typically preceded by a conjunction such as “que” (that) or “si” (if).
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
1) Il doute que sa signature ait été authentifiée. (He doubts that his signature was authenticated.)
2) Je me demande si l’expert a bien authentifié le document. (I wonder if the expert properly authenticated the document.)
3) Il est important que les informations soient correctement authentifiées avant d’être publiées. (It is important that the information be properly authenticated before being published.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of authentifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie authentifié | Je doute que j’aie authentifié. | I doubt that I have authenticated. |
tu | aies authentifié | Il faut que tu aies authentifié. | You must have authenticated. |
il | ait authentifié | Il est possible qu’il ait authentifié. | It’s possible he authenticated. |
elle | ait authentifié | Elle craint qu’elle ait authentifié. | She fears she authenticated. |
on | ait authentifié | On veut qu’on ait authentifié. | We want it to have been authenticated. |
nous | ayons authentifié | Espérons que nous ayons authentifié. | Let’s hope we authenticated. |
vous | ayez authentifié | Il est important que vous ayez authentifié. | It’s important that you authenticated. |
ils | aient authentifié | Ils doutent qu’ils aient authentifié. | They doubt they authenticated. |
elles | aient authentifié | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient authentifié. | They prefer they authenticated. |
Other Conjugations for Authentifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb authentifier
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Authentifier – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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