Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Introduction to the verb captiver
The English translation of the French verb captiver is “to captivate.” The infinitive form of captiver is pronounced “kahp-tee-vay.”
The word captiver comes from the Latin word “captivus” meaning “captive.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in everyday language ever since. In the Subjonctif Passé tense, captiver is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of captiver in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- J’espère que tu aies captivé le public avec ton spectacle. (I hope you captivated the audience with your show.)
- Il faut que nous ayons captivé leur attention pour qu’ils nous écoutent. (We needed to have captivated their attention for them to listen to us.)
- Il est dommage que le film n’ait pas captivé les critiques. (It’s a shame that the movie didn’t captivate the critics.)
In these examples, captiver is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a desired or possible action in the past. In the first two sentences, the speaker expresses hope and necessity, while in the third sentence, the speaker expresses regret.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of captiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie captivé | Je suis surprise que j’aie captivé personne. | I’m surprised that I captivated no one. |
tu | aies captivé | Je te conseille que tu aies captivé les spectateurs. | I advise you to captivate the spectators. |
il | ait captivé | Il se peut qu’il ait captivé l’audience. | It’s possible he captivated the audience. |
elle | ait captivé | Elle suggère qu’elle ait captivé le public. | She suggests she captivated the public. |
on | ait captivé | On veut qu’on ait captivé le lecteur. | We want to have captivated the reader. |
nous | ayons captivé | Je suis contente que nous ayons captivé les enfants. | I’m glad we captivated the children. |
vous | ayez captivé | Il faut que vous ayez captivé vos clients. | You must have captivated your clients. |
ils | aient captivé | Il est possible qu’ils aient captivé la foule. | It’s possible they captivated the crowd. |
elles | aient captivé | Elles sont tristes qu’elles aient captivé personne. | They’re sad that they captivated no one. |
Other Conjugations for Captiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb captiver
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Captiver – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
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