Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Introduction to the verb breveter
The English translation of the French verb breveter is “to patent.” The infinitive form of breveter is pronounced “breh-vuh-teh.”
The word breveter comes from the Latin word “brevitas,” meaning “shortness” or “conciseness.” In everyday French language, breveter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a subjunctive mood used to express a possibility or hypothetical situation in the past.
Here are three simple examples of breveter used in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu brevetes ton invention avant qu’un autre ne la vole. (I wish you had patented your invention before someone else stole it.)
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Il est possible que nous ayons oublié de breveter notre produit. (It is possible that we forgot to patent our product.)
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Je doute que le brevet ait été accordé si rapidement. (I doubt the patent was granted so quickly.)
In these examples, breveter is used to express a wish, a possibility, and a doubt in the past. It is important to note that the Subjonctif Passé tense is rarely used in everyday French and is mostly found in formal or written language.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of breveter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie breveté | Je ne pense pas que j’aie breveté. | I don’t think I patented. |
tu | aies breveté | Il est nécessaire que tu aies breveté. | You must have patented. |
il | ait breveté | Il est possible qu’il ait breveté. | It’s possible he patented. |
elle | ait breveté | Elle doute qu’elle ait breveté. | She doubts she patented. |
on | ait breveté | On veut qu’on ait breveté. | We want it to have been patented. |
nous | ayons breveté | Nous espérons que nous ayons breveté. | Let’s hope we patented. |
vous | ayez breveté | Il est important que vous ayez breveté. | It’s important that you patented. |
ils | aient breveté | Ils craignent qu’ils aient breveté. | They fear they patented. |
elles | aient breveté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient breveté. | They prefer they patented. |
Other Conjugations for Breveter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
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Breveter – 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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