Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Introduction to the verb centrifuger
The English translation of the French verb centrifuger is “to centrifuge.” It is pronounced as “sen-tree-few-zhay” in its infinitive form.
The word centrifuger comes from the French noun centrifuge, which is derived from the Latin words centrum (center) and fugere (to flee). In everyday French, the verb is most often used in the subjonctif passé tense, which expresses a past action or situation that is uncertain or hypothetical. This tense is formed by using the present subjunctive of the auxiliary verb avoir or être followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Example 1: J’aurais préféré que tu aies centrifugé le jus d’orange. (I would have preferred that you had centrifuged the orange juice.)
Example 2: Il est possible que nous ayons centrifugé le sang avant de l’analyser. (It is possible that we had centrifuged the blood before analyzing it.)
Example 3: Je doute qu’elle ait centrifugé les ingrédients avant de les mélanger. (I doubt that she had centrifuged the ingredients before mixing them.)
In these examples, the subjonctif passé tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. Each sentence uses the present subjunctive of the auxiliary verb avoir or être (depending on the main verb) followed by the past participle of centrifuger, which is centrifugé. The English translations also use the past perfect tense to convey the same meaning.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of centrifuger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie centrifugé | Je doute que j’aie centrifugé. | I doubt that I centrifuged. |
tu | aies centrifugé | Il faut que tu aies centrifugé. | You must have centrifuged. |
il | ait centrifugé | Il est possible qu’il ait centrifugé. | It’s possible he centrifuged. |
elle | ait centrifugé | Elle craint qu’elle ait centrifugé. | She fears she centrifuged. |
on | ait centrifugé | On veut qu’on ait centrifugé. | We want it to have been centrifuged. |
nous | ayons centrifugé | Espérons que nous ayons centrifugé. | Let’s hope we centrifuged. |
vous | ayez centrifugé | Il est important que vous ayez centrifugé. | It’s important that you centrifuged. |
ils | aient centrifugé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient centrifugé. | They doubt they centrifuged. |
elles | aient centrifugé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient centrifugé. | They prefer they centrifuged. |
Other Conjugations for Centrifuger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
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Centrifuger – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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