Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Introduction to the verb cautionner
The English translation of the French verb cautionner is “to endorse/support/guarantee.” The infinitive form, cautionner, is pronounced as “koh-see-oh-neh.”
The word cautionner comes from the Latin word “cautio,” meaning “security.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a subjective possibility or hypothetical action in the past. This tense is formed by using the present subjunctive of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of how cautionner is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il est possible que j’aie cautionné votre projet. (It is possible that I endorsed your project.)
- Je doute qu’il ait cautionné ce comportement. (I doubt that he supported this behavior.)
- Nous sommes contents qu’ils aient cautionné notre décision. (We are happy that they guaranteed our decision.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cautionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie cautionné | Je ne pense pas que j’aie cautionné. | I don’t think I endorsed. |
tu | aies cautionné | Je souhaite que tu aies cautionné. | I wish you had endorsed. |
il | ait cautionné | Peut-être qu’il ait cautionné. | Maybe he endorsed. |
elle | ait cautionné | Elle est contente qu’elle ait cautionné. | She’s glad she endorsed. |
on | ait cautionné | On estime qu’on ait cautionné. | We believe it has been endorsed. |
nous | ayons cautionné | Nous voulons que nous ayons cautionné. | We want us to have endorsed. |
vous | ayez cautionné | Il est important que vous ayez cautionné. | It’s important that you endorsed. |
ils | aient cautionné | Ils ne croient pas qu’ils aient cautionné. | They don’t believe they endorsed. |
elles | aient cautionné | Elles sont satisfaites qu’elles aient cautionné. | They are satisfied they endorsed. |
Other Conjugations for Cautionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cautionner
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Cautionner – 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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