Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Introduction to the verb avouer
The English translation of the French verb avouer is “to confess” or “to admit”. It is pronounced as “ah-voo-ay”.
The word avouer comes from the Old French term “avouer” which means “to acknowledge” or “to confess”. It is derived from the Latin word “advocare” which means “to call to one’s aid” or “to plead for”.
In everyday French, avouer is most often used in the subjonctif passé tense to express an action that is desired or hoped for in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the subjonctif présent tense followed by the past participle of avouer.
Here are three examples of avouer in the subjonctif passé tense with their respective English translations:
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Il faut que j’aie avoué mes erreurs avant qu’il ne soit trop tard.
(I must have confessed my mistakes before it’s too late.) -
Je doute que tu aies avoué la vérité à tes parents.
(I doubt that you confessed the truth to your parents.) -
Il est possible qu’ils aient avoué leur culpabilité à la police.
(It is possible that they admitted their guilt to the police.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of avouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie avoué | Je doute que j’aie avoué. | I doubt that I confessed. |
tu | aies avoué | Il faut que tu aies avoué. | You must have confessed. |
il | ait avoué | Il est possible qu’il ait avoué. | It’s possible he confessed. |
elle | ait avoué | Elle craint qu’elle ait avoué. | She fears she confessed. |
on | ait avoué | On veut qu’on ait avoué. | We want it to have been confessed. |
nous | ayons avoué | Espérons que nous ayons avoué. | Let’s hope we confessed. |
vous | ayez avoué | Il est important que vous ayez avoué. | It’s important that you confessed. |
ils | aient avoué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient avoué. | They doubt they confessed. |
elles | aient avoué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient avoué. | They prefer they confessed. |
Other Conjugations for Avouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
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Avouer – 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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