Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Introduction to the verb casemater
The English translation of the French verb casemater is “to checkmate.” It is pronounced as “kahz-mah-tay.”
The language origin of casemater can be traced back to the Middle French word “casse mat,” which means “checkmate.” It is derived from the Latin phrase “caput mittere,” which literally translates to “to put the king in a position where it cannot move.”
In everyday French, casemater is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express an action that is hypothetical or uncertain in the past. It is formed by combining the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” with the past participle of casemater, which is “casematé.” The formula for conjugating casemater in the Subjonctif Passé tense is “que + subject + auxiliary verb + participle.”
Here are three examples of casemater used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies casematé ton adversaire. (I would have liked for you to have checkmated your opponent.)
- Il était temps que nous ayons casematé cette partie. (It was time for us to have checkmated this game.)
- Elle a regretté que vous ayez casematé si vite. (She regretted that you had checkmated so quickly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of casemater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie casematé | Je veux que j’aie casematé. | I want to have hidden. |
tu | aies casematé | Tu exiges que tu aies casematé. | You demand that you have hidden. |
il | ait casematé | Il est possible qu’il ait casematé. | It’s possible he has hidden. |
elle | ait casematé | Elle espère qu’elle ait casematé. | She hopes she has hidden. |
on | ait casematé | On est content qu’on ait casematé. | We’re happy we have hidden. |
nous | ayons casematé | Nous souhaitons que nous ayons casematé. | We wish we have hidden. |
vous | ayez casematé | Il est important que vous ayez casematé. | It’s important that you have hidden. |
ils | aient casematé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient casematé. | They doubt they have hidden. |
elles | aient casematé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient casematé. | They prefer they have hidden. |
Other Conjugations for Casemater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
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Casemater – 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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