Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Introduction to the verb celer
The English translation of the French verb celer is “to hide” or “to conceal.” It is pronounced as “se-lay.”
The language origin of celer can be traced back to the Latin verb “celare,” meaning “to hide” or “to keep secret.” In everyday French, celer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hidden or secret action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’ai peur qu’il ne m’ait célé sa vrai identité. (I’m afraid he may have concealed his true identity from me.)
- Nous doutons qu’elle nous ait célé ses intentions. (We doubt that she has hidden her intentions from us.)
- Il faut que je sache si tu as célé ton jeu pendant la soirée. (I need to know if you hid your game during the party.)
In each of these examples, the Subjonctif Passé form of celer is used to express doubt or fear that something has been concealed or hidden in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of celer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie celé | Je suis triste qu’il ait celé son secret. | I’m sad that he kept his secret hidden. |
tu | aies celé | Il faut que tu aies celé cette information. | You must have concealed this information. |
il | ait celé | Il est possible qu’il ait celé la vérité. | It’s possible he concealed the truth. |
elle | ait celé | Elle craint qu’elle ait celé ses sentiments. | She fears she concealed her feelings. |
on | ait celé | On veut qu’on ait celé nos actions. | We want our actions to have been concealed. |
nous | ayons celé | Espérons que nous ayons celé nos erreurs. | Let’s hope we concealed our mistakes. |
vous | ayez celé | Il est important que vous ayez celé votre identité. | It’s important that you concealed your identity. |
ils | aient celé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient celé leur secret. | They doubt they kept their secret hidden. |
elles | aient celé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient celé leurs émotions. | They prefer they concealed their emotions. |
Other Conjugations for Celer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb celer
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Celer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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