Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Introduction to the verb calculer
The English translation of the French verb calculer is “to calculate.” It is pronounced “kah-kew-lay.”
Calculer comes from the Latin word “calculare,” meaning “to reckon or compute.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples:
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J’espère qu’il a calculé le budget avant de partir en vacances. (I hope he calculated the budget before leaving for vacation.)
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Il faudrait que nous ayons calculé les dépenses avant de prendre une décision. (We should have calculated the expenses before making a decision.)
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Je doute qu’elle ait calculé les risques avant de se lancer dans ce projet. (I doubt she calculated the risks before starting this project.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of calculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie calculé | Je suis content que j’aie calculé. | I’m glad I calculated. |
tu | aies calculé | Il est possible que tu aies calculé. | It’s possible you calculated. |
il | ait calculé | Il est important qu’il ait calculé. | It’s important he calculated. |
elle | ait calculé | Elle est contente qu’elle ait calculé. | She’s happy she calculated. |
on | ait calculé | On craint qu’on ait calculé. | We fear we calculated. |
nous | ayons calculé | Nous espérons que nous ayons calculé. | We hope we calculated. |
vous | ayez calculé | Il est nécessaire que vous ayez calculé. | It’s necessary you calculated. |
ils | aient calculé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient calculé. | They doubt they calculated. |
elles | aient calculé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient calculé. | They prefer they calculated. |
Other Conjugations for Calculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
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Calculer – 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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