Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Introduction to the verb avorter
The English translation of the French verb avorter is “to abort.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-vor-tay.”
The word avorter comes from the Latin word “abortare,” meaning “to miscarry.” It entered the French language in the 16th century.
In everyday French, avorter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a past action in the subjunctive mood. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already taken place.
Three simple examples of avorter in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
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Il faut que j’avorte avant de poursuivre mes études. (It was necessary for me to have an abortion before continuing my studies.)
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Je regrette que tu aies avorté sans me le dire. (I regret that you aborted without telling me.)
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Il est possible qu’elle ait avorté à cause de complications. (It’s possible that she aborted because of complications.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of avorter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie avorté | Je souhaite que j’aie avorté. | I wish I had aborted. |
tu | aies avorté | Il est nécessaire que tu aies avorté. | It’s necessary that you had aborted. |
il | ait avorté | Il est possible qu’il ait avorté. | It’s possible he had aborted. |
elle | ait avorté | Elle redoute qu’elle ait avorté. | She fears she had aborted. |
on | ait avorté | On veut qu’on ait avorté. | We want it to have been aborted. |
nous | ayons avorté | Nous espérons que nous ayons avorté. | We hope we had aborted. |
vous | ayez avorté | Il est important que vous ayez avorté. | It’s important that you had aborted. |
ils | aient avorté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient avorté. | They doubt they had aborted. |
elles | aient avorté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient avorté. | They prefer they had aborted. |
Other Conjugations for Avorter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avorter
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Avorter – 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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