Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Introduction to the verb calandrer
The English translation of the French verb calandrer is “to calendar” or “to roll” in the sense of shaping or smoothing fabric. The infinitive form is pronounced “kah-lahn-dreh.”
Calandrer comes from the Latin word “cylindrus,” meaning “cylinder.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and was originally used to describe the process of smoothing and shaping fabric using a roller or cylinder. Over time, it also came to be associated with the act of scheduling or organizing events on a calendar.
In everyday French, calandrer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain event that occurred in the past. It is often paired with other verbs such as vouloir, pouvoir, or espérer.
Three simple examples of calandrer in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- J’espérais que tu aies calandré la réunion. – I hoped that you had scheduled the meeting.
- Il est possible qu’elle ait calandré sa journée pour venir nous voir. – It is possible that she rearranged her day to come see us.
- Je voulais qu’ils aient calandré leur voyage pour éviter les embouteillages. – I wanted them to have scheduled their trip to avoid traffic.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of calandrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie calandré | Je doute que j’aie calandré. | I doubt that I calendared. |
tu | aies calandré | Il faut que tu aies calandré. | You must have calendared. |
il | ait calandré | Il est possible qu’il ait calandré. | It’s possible he calendared. |
elle | ait calandré | Elle craint qu’elle ait calandré. | She fears she calendared. |
on | ait calandré | On veut qu’on ait calandré. | We want it to have been calendared. |
nous | ayons calandré | Espérons que nous ayons calandré. | Let’s hope we calendared. |
vous | ayez calandré | Il est important que vous ayez calandré. | It’s important that you calendared. |
ils | aient calandré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient calandré. | They doubt they calendared. |
elles | aient calandré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient calandré. | They prefer they calendared. |
Other Conjugations for Calandrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
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Calandrer – 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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