Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Introduction to the verb carillonner
The English translation of the French verb carillonner is “to chime” or “to ring (bells)”. The infinitive form, carillonner, is pronounced as “ka-ree-yo-nay”.
Carillonner comes from the word “carillon”, which is a musical instrument composed of bells that are played by striking a keyboard or by an automatic mechanism. In everyday French, carillonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses actions that are hypothetical, uncertain, or in the past.
Here are three simple examples of carillonner in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Il est possible que les cloches aient carillonné toute la nuit. (It is possible that the bells rang all night long.)
- J’aurais aimé que les cloches aient carillonné à notre mariage. (I would have liked the bells to have chimed at our wedding.)
- Je suis sûr qu’elle aurait adoré que les cloches aient carillonné pour son anniversaire. (I am sure she would have loved the bells to have chimed for her birthday.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of carillonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie carillonné | Je doute que j’aie carillonné. | I doubt that I rang the bells. |
tu | aies carillonné | Il faut que tu aies carillonné. | You must have rang the bells. |
il | ait carillonné | Il est possible qu’il ait carillonné. | It’s possible he rang the bells. |
elle | ait carillonné | Elle craint qu’elle ait carillonné. | She fears she rang the bells. |
on | ait carillonné | On veut qu’on ait carillonné. | We want it to have been rung. |
nous | ayons carillonné | Espérons que nous ayons carillonné. | Let’s hope we rang the bells. |
vous | ayez carillonné | Il est important que vous ayez carillonné. | It’s important that you rang the bells. |
ils | aient carillonné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient carillonné. | They doubt they rang the bells. |
elles | aient carillonné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient carillonné. | They prefer they rang the bells. |
Other Conjugations for Carillonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carillonner
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Carillonner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
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Interactions with Other Tenses
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