Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Introduction to the verb charbonner
The English translation of the French verb charbonner is “to carbonize” or “to turn into coal.” It is pronounced as “shar-boh-nay” in its infinitive form.
The word charbonner comes from the Latin word “carbo,” meaning “coal,” and was first used in the French language in the 12th century. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action or situation.
Here are three simple examples of how it is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il faut que j’aie charbonné toute la journée pour que le feu soit prêt ce soir. (I had to carbonize all day so that the fire would be ready tonight.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait charbonné pendant des heures pour cette présentation. (She may have carbonized for hours for this presentation.)
- J’aimerais que tu aies charbonné avant de partir en vacances. (I would like you to have carbonized before leaving for vacation.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of charbonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie charbonné | Je suis content que j’aie charbonné. | I am happy that I charbonized. |
tu | aies charbonné | Il faut que tu aies charbonné. | You must have charbonized. |
il | ait charbonné | S’il est vrai qu’il ait charbonné. | If it is true that he charbonized. |
elle | ait charbonné | Elle craint qu’elle ait charbonné. | She fears she charbonized. |
on | ait charbonné | On veut qu’on ait charbonné. | We want it to have been charbonized. |
nous | ayons charbonné | Espérons que nous ayons charbonné. | Let’s hope we charbonized. |
vous | ayez charbonné | Il est important que vous ayez charbonné. | It’s important that you charbonized. |
ils | aient charbonné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient charbonné. | They doubt they charbonized. |
elles | aient charbonné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient charbonné. | They prefer they charbonized. |
Other Conjugations for Charbonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charbonner
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Charbonner – 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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