Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Introduction to the verb baptiser
The English translation of the French verb baptiser is “to baptize.” It is pronounced as “bahp-tee-zay” in the infinitive form.
The word baptiser comes from the Latin word “baptizare,” which means “to immerse or dip in water.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in the context of religious baptism ever since.
In everyday French, baptiser is most often used in its infinitive form or in the present tense to talk about the action of baptizing someone. However, it can also be used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Example 1: Nous doutions qu’il l’ait baptisé. (We doubted that he had baptized him/her.)
Example 2: Il semble qu’elle ait été baptisée à l’église du village. (It seems that she was baptized at the village church.)
Example 3: J’aurais aimé qu’il m’ait baptisé selon la tradition familiale. (I would have liked for him to have baptized me according to family tradition.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of baptiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie baptisé | Je suis heureux que j’aie baptisé. | I am happy that I have baptized. |
tu | aies baptisé | Il est important que tu aies baptisé. | It’s important that you baptized. |
il | ait baptisé | Il est possible qu’il ait baptisé. | It’s possible he baptized. |
elle | ait baptisé | Elle doute qu’elle ait baptisé. | She doubts she baptized. |
on | ait baptisé | On doit s’assurer qu’on ait baptisé. | We must make sure we baptized. |
nous | ayons baptisé | J’espère que nous ayons baptisé. | I hope we baptized. |
vous | ayez baptisé | Il est important que vous ayez baptisé. | It’s important that you baptized. |
ils | aient baptisé | Ils veulent qu’ils aient baptisé. | They want them to have baptized. |
elles | aient baptisé | Elles craignent qu’elles aient baptisé. | They fear they baptized. |
Other Conjugations for Baptiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baptiser
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Baptiser – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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