Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Introduction to the verb cadenasser
The English translation of the French verb cadenasser is “to lock up” or “to padlock”. It is pronounced as “kah-deh-nah-seh”.
Cadenasser comes from the word “cadenas”, which means “padlock” in French. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already happened in the past.
Examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il faut que j’aie cadenassé la porte avant de partir. (I had to lock the door before leaving.)
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Je doute qu’il ait cadenassé son vélo hier soir. (I doubt he locked his bike last night.)
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Elle a peur que le voleur ait déjà cadenassé la porte de la cave. (She is afraid the thief has already locked the door of the cellar.)
English translations:
- I had to lock the door before leaving.
- I doubt he locked his bike last night.
- She is afraid the thief has already locked the door of the cellar.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cadenasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie cadenassé | Je crains que j’aie cadenassé la porte. | I fear that I locked the door. |
tu | aies cadenassé | Il veut que tu aies cadenassé le coffre. | He wants you to have locked the safe. |
il | ait cadenassé | Il est possible qu’il ait cadenassé son vélo. | It’s possible he locked his bike. |
elle | ait cadenassé | Elle doute qu’elle ait cadenassé la fenêtre. | She doubts she locked the window. |
on | ait cadenassé | On souhaite qu’on ait cadenassé le portail. | We wish we had locked the gate. |
nous | ayons cadenassé | Nous sommes heureux que nous ayons cadenassé le jardin. | We are happy that we locked the garden. |
vous | ayez cadenassé | Il est important que vous ayez cadenassé la boîte. | It’s important that you locked the box. |
ils | aient cadenassé | Ils préfèrent qu’ils aient cadenassé le garage. | They prefer they locked the garage. |
elles | aient cadenassé | Les voisins aimeraient qu’elles aient cadenassé la porte. | The neighbors would like them to have locked the door. |
Other Conjugations for Cadenasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
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Cadenasser – 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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