Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Introduction to the verb challenger
The English translation of the French verb challenger is “to challenge.” The infinitive form, challenger, is pronounced as “shah-lahn-zhay.”
The word “challenger” comes from the Latin word “calumniare,” meaning “to accuse falsely.” In everyday French, challenger is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with respective English translations:
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Il est possible que je lui aie challengé son point de vue. (It is possible that I challenged his point of view.)
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Je doute qu’ils aient challengé cette décision. (I doubt they challenged this decision.)
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Il est dommage que tu n’aies pas challengé ton boss lors de la réunion. (It’s a shame you didn’t challenge your boss during the meeting.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of challenger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie challengé | Il est peu probable que j’aie challengé. | It’s unlikely that I challenged. |
tu | aies challengé | Je crains que tu aies challengé. | I’m afraid you challenged. |
il | ait challengé | Il est possible qu’il ait challengé. | It’s possible he challenged. |
elle | ait challengé | Elle préfère qu’elle ait challengé. | She prefers she challenged. |
on | ait challengé | On veut qu’on ait challengé. | We want it to have been challenged. |
nous | ayons challengé | Nous espérons que nous ayons challengé. | We hope we challenged. |
vous | ayez challengé | Il est important que vous ayez challengé. | It’s important that you challenged. |
ils | aient challengé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient challengé. | They doubt they challenged. |
elles | aient challengé | Elles craignent qu’elles aient challengé. | They fear they challenged. |
Other Conjugations for Challenger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb challenger
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Challenger – 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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