Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Introduction to the verb cadancher
The English translation of the French verb cadancher is “to sway” or “to stagger”. It is pronounced as “ka-dahn-shay”.
The word cadancher is derived from the French word “cadence” which means rhythm or flow. It is often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action.
Examples:
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Il faut que je sois rentré à la maison avant minuit pour que mes parents ne cadanchent pas.
English translation: I had to be back home before midnight so that my parents wouldn’t be worried. -
Elle a eu trop de champagne et elle a commencé à cadancher sur la piste de danse.
English translation: She had too much champagne and she started swaying on the dance floor. -
J’ai demandé à mon frère de rester sobre pour qu’il ne cadanche pas et qu’il puisse nous ramener à la maison en toute sécurité.
English translation: I asked my brother to stay sober so that he wouldn’t stagger and could drive us home safely.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cadancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie cadanché | Je doute que j’aie cadanché. | I doubt that I cadanched. |
tu | aies cadanché | Il faut que tu aies cadanché. | You must have cadanched. |
il | ait cadanché | Il est possible qu’il ait cadanché. | It’s possible he cadanched. |
elle | ait cadanché | Elle craint qu’elle ait cadanché. | She fears she cadanched. |
on | ait cadanché | On veut qu’on ait cadanché. | We want it to have been cadanched. |
nous | ayons cadanché | Espérons que nous ayons cadanché. | Let’s hope we cadanched. |
vous | ayez cadanché | Il est important que vous ayez cadanché. | It’s important that you cadanched. |
ils | aient cadanché | Ils doutent qu’ils aient cadanché. | They doubt they cadanched. |
elles | aient cadanché | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient cadanché. | They prefer they cadanched. |
Other Conjugations for Cadancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
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Cadancher – 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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