Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Introduction to the verb canner
The English translation of the French verb canner is “to can” or “to preserve.” The infinitive form, canner, is pronounced “kahn-eh.”
The word canner comes from the French word “cane,” meaning “reed,” and refers to the reeds used to seal the cans during the preservation process. In everyday French, canner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Examples:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies pu me canner des tomates l’été dernier. (I wish you could have canned tomatoes for me last summer.)
- Il est possible que nous ayons mal canné ces fruits, ils ne paraissent pas très frais. (It’s possible that we didn’t can these fruits properly, they don’t look very fresh.)
- Je doute qu’il ait appris à canner des confitures pendant ses voyages. (I doubt he learned how to can jam during his travels.)
English translations:
- I wish you had been able to can tomatoes for me last summer.
- It’s possible that we didn’t preserve these fruits properly, they don’t look very fresh.
- I doubt he learned how to can jam during his travels.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of canner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie canné | Je suis content que j’aie canné. | I’m glad I have canned. |
tu | aies canné | Il faut que tu aies canné. | You must have canned. |
il | ait canné | Il est possible qu’il ait canné. | It’s possible he canned. |
elle | ait canné | Elle craint qu’elle ait canné. | She fears she canned. |
on | ait canné | On veut qu’on ait canné. | We want it to have been canned. |
nous | ayons canné | Espérons que nous ayons canné. | Let’s hope we canned. |
vous | ayez canné | Il est important que vous ayez canné. | It’s important that you canned. |
ils | aient canné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient canné. | They doubt they canned. |
elles | aient canné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient canné. | They prefer they canned. |
Other Conjugations for Canner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canner
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Canner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
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