Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb brancarder

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The English translation of the French verb brancarder is “to stretcher” or “to carry on a stretcher.” It is pronounced “brahn-kahr-deh.”

The language origin of brancarder is from the Old French word “brancard,” meaning “stretcher,” which is derived from the Latin “brancus” meaning “a beam or pole.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.

Examples of brancarder in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:

  1. Il faut que nous ayons brancardé le blessé jusqu’à l’hôpital. (It was necessary for us to have stretchered the injured person to the hospital.)

  2. Il aurait fallu qu’ils aient brancardé les malades pendant des heures. (They would have had to stretcher the sick people for hours.)

  3. Je suis contente qu’ils aient brancardé le blessé sans le blesser davantage. (I am glad that they stretchered the injured person without causing further harm.)

  4. It was necessary for us to have stretchered the injured person to the hospital.

  5. They would have had to stretcher the sick people for hours.

  6. I am glad that they stretchered the injured person without causing further harm.

Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of brancarder

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je aie brancardé Je doute que j’aie brancardé le blessé. I doubt that I carried the wounded.
tu aies brancardé Il faut que tu aies brancardé. You must have carried.
il ait brancardé Il est possible qu’il ait brancardé le patient. It’s possible he carried the patient.
elle ait brancardé Elle craint qu’elle ait brancardé le corps. She fears she carried the body.
on ait brancardé On veut qu’on ait brancardé le blessé. We want the wounded to have been carried.
nous ayons brancardé Espérons que nous ayons brancardé. Let’s hope we carried.
vous ayez brancardé Il est important que vous ayez brancardé le malade. It’s important that you carried the sick person.
ils aient brancardé Ils doutent qu’ils aient brancardé les blessés. They doubt they carried the wounded.
elles aient brancardé Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient brancardé les corps. They prefer they carried the bodies.

Other Conjugations for Brancarder.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder     (this article)

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brancarder

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Brancarder – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense

The French Subjonctif Passé is a verb tense used to express actions or states that are uncertain, hypothetical, or dependent on some condition in the past. It’s often used in conjunction with the main verb in the present or future tense to convey various nuances of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion.

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Formation of the Subjonctif Passé

To form the Subjonctif Passé, you generally need to start with the third person plural (ils/elles) form of the passé composé (a compound past tense). Then, drop the subject and replace it with the appropriate Subjonctif endings. The endings are the same for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs:

   – For -er verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent
   – For -ir verbs: -isse, -isses, -ît, -issions, -issiez, -issent
   – For -re verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent

For example, if you have the verb “parler” (to speak) in the third person plural passé composé, which is “ils ont parlé” (they spoke), the Subjonctif Passé form would be “qu’ils aient parlé” (that they spoke).

Everyday Usage Patterns

The Subjonctif Passé is commonly used in various situations:

– Expressing doubt or uncertainty: It’s used when you’re not certain about the completion of an action in the past. For example, “Je doute qu’il ait mangé” (I doubt that he ate).

– Desires and preferences: When you want or wish for something to have happened in the past. For instance, “Je préfère que tu aies réussi” (I prefer that you have succeeded).

– Expressing emotions: To convey emotions or feelings related to past actions or events. For example, “Il est content que nous ayons gagné” (He is happy that we won).

– Hypothetical situations: When discussing hypothetical or unreal past situations. For example, “Si j’avais su, j’aurais souhaité qu’ils aient été là” (If I had known, I would have wished they had been there).

Interactions with Other Tenses

The Subjonctif Passé often interacts with other tenses to convey specific meanings:

Present tense

It’s commonly used after expressions of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion in the present. For example, “Il faut que tu aies fini” (You must have finished).

Future tense

It’s used in the future for hypothetical or unreal actions in the past when the main clause is in the future. For example, “Je douterai qu’ils aient terminé demain” (I will doubt that they have finished tomorrow).

Conditional

When the main clause is in the conditional, the Subjonctif Passé can be used to express unreal or hypothetical actions in the past. For instance, “Il voudrait que nous ayons réussi” (He would like us to have succeeded).

Summary

The Subjonctif Passé is a versatile tense used in French to convey uncertainty, doubt, desire, or hypothetical situations related to past actions. It is used in various everyday contexts and interacts with other tenses to express specific nuances in the language.

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