Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Introduction to the verb calomnier
The English translation of the French verb calomnier is “to slander/to defame.” The infinitive form, calomnier, is pronounced “kah-loh-mnee-ay.”
The word calomnier comes from the Latin word “calumniari,” meaning “to accuse falsely.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il est possible que tu aies calomnié ton collègue. (It is possible that you slandered your colleague.)
- J’espère que personne n’ait calomnié ma réputation. (I hope that no one has defamed my reputation.)
- Il est regrettable que mes adversaires aient calomnié mes intentions. (It is regrettable that my adversaries slandered my intentions.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of calomnier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie calomnié | Je doute que j’aie calomnié. | I doubt that I slandered. |
tu | aies calomnié | Il faut que tu aies calomnié. | You must have slandered. |
il | ait calomnié | Il est possible qu’il ait calomnié. | It’s possible he slandered. |
elle | ait calomnié | Elle craint qu’elle ait calomnié. | She fears she slandered. |
on | ait calomnié | On veut qu’on ait calomnié. | We want it to have been slandered. |
nous | ayons calomnié | Espérons que nous ayons calomnié. | Let’s hope we slandered. |
vous | ayez calomnié | Il est important que vous ayez calomnié. | It’s important that you slandered. |
ils | aient calomnié | Ils doutent qu’ils aient calomnié. | They doubt they slandered. |
elles | aient calomnié | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient calomnié. | They prefer they slandered. |
Other Conjugations for Calomnier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calomnier
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Calomnier – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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Future tense
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