Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Introduction to the verb canoter
The English translation of the French verb canoter is “to go canoeing.” It is pronounced “ka-noh-tay” in its infinitive form.
Canoter is derived from the French word “canoë,” which comes from the Spanish word “canoa,” which ultimately traces back to the indigenous language of the Caribbean, Arawak. In everyday French, canoter is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past.
Here are three examples of canoter used in Subjonctif Passé:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies canoté avec moi lors de notre voyage en camping. (I wish you had gone canoeing with me on our camping trip.)
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Il serait temps que nous ayons enfin canoté sur la rivière ensemble. (It’s about time we finally went canoeing on the river together.)
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Je voudrais que vous ayez déjà canoté avant d’essayer cette rivière plus difficile. (I would like you to have already gone canoeing before trying this more difficult river.)
Note: In these examples, the use of the Subjonctif Passé tense conveys the idea that the action of canoeing did not actually happen in the past, but it is being imagined or desired in the present.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of canoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie canoté | J’hésite que j’aie canoté. | I hesitate that I canoed. |
tu | aies canoté | Il faut que tu aies canoté. | You must have canoed. |
il | ait canoté | Il est possible qu’il ait canoté. | It’s possible he canoed. |
elle | ait canoté | Elle doute qu’elle ait canoté. | She doubts she canoed. |
on | ait canoté | On veut qu’on ait canoté. | We want it to have been canoed. |
nous | ayons canoté | Nous cherchons à ce que nous ayons canoté. | We are looking to have canoed. |
vous | ayez canoté | Il est important que vous ayez canoté. | It’s important that you canoed. |
ils | aient canoté | Ils décident qu’ils aient canoté. | They decide they canoed. |
elles | aient canoté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient canoté. | They prefer they canoed. |
Other Conjugations for Canoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoter
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Canoter – 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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