Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Introduction to the verb carbonater
The English translation of the French verb carbonater is “to carbonate.” It is pronounced as “kar-buh-nah-tuh” in its infinitive form.
Carbonater comes from the French noun “carbonate,” which is derived from the Latin word “carbo,” meaning “coal.” In everyday French, carbonater is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred in the past.
Here are three examples of carbonater used in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their English translations:
1) Il faut que nous ayons carbonaté le vin pour qu’il ait un bon goût. (We had to carbonate the wine so that it would have a good taste.)
2) Je regrette que vous n’ayez pas carbonaté l’eau avant de la boire. (I regret that you did not carbonate the water before drinking it.)
3) Il est possible qu’elle ait carbonaté le soda elle-même, mais je ne suis pas sûre. (It is possible that she carbonated the soda herself, but I am not sure.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of carbonater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie carbonaté | Je suis content que j’aie carbonaté. | I am glad that I carbonated. |
tu | aies carbonaté | Il est possible que tu aies carbonaté. | It’s possible you carbonated. |
il | ait carbonaté | Il est important qu’il ait carbonaté. | It’s important he carbonated. |
elle | ait carbonaté | Elle préfère qu’elle ait carbonaté. | She prefers she carbonated. |
on | ait carbonaté | On veut qu’on ait carbonaté. | We want it to have been carbonated. |
nous | ayons carbonaté | Il est essentiel que nous ayons carbonaté. | It’s essential we carbonated. |
vous | ayez carbonaté | Vous espérez que vous ayez carbonaté. | You hope that you carbonated. |
ils | aient carbonaté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient carbonaté. | They doubt they carbonated. |
elles | aient carbonaté | Elles sont surprises qu’elles aient carbonaté. | They are surprised they carbonated. |
Other Conjugations for Carbonater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carbonater
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Carbonater – 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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