Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Introduction to the verb cinématographier
The English translation of the French verb cinématographier is “to film” or “to record on film”. It is pronounced “see-nay-mah-toh-gra-fee-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word cinématographier is derived from the French word “cinématographe”, which comes from the Ancient Greek words “kinema” (motion) and “grapho” (to write). It was originally used to describe the process of recording and projecting moving images, and eventually came to refer specifically to the act of filming or recording on film.
In everyday French, cinématographier is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Here are three examples of cinématographier used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Je doute qu’il ait cinématographié cette scène. (I doubt that he filmed this scene.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait cinématographié son voyage en Asie. (It is possible that she filmed her trip to Asia.)
- Nous avons peur qu’ils n’aient pas cinématographié le concert. (We are afraid that they did not film the concert.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cinématographier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie cinématographié | Je doute que j’aie cinématographié. | I doubt that I filmed. |
tu | aies cinématographié | Il faut que tu aies cinématographié. | You must have filmed. |
il | ait cinématographié | Il est possible qu’il ait cinématographié. | It’s possible he filmed. |
elle | ait cinématographié | Elle craint qu’elle ait cinématographié. | She fears she filmed. |
on | ait cinématographié | On veut qu’on ait cinématographié. | We want it to have been filmed. |
nous | ayons cinématographié | Espérons que nous ayons cinématographié. | Let’s hope we filmed. |
vous | ayez cinématographié | Il est important que vous ayez cinématographié. | It’s important that you filmed. |
ils | aient cinématographié | Ils doutent qu’ils aient cinématographié. | They doubt they filmed. |
elles | aient cinématographié | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient cinématographié. | They prefer they filmed. |
Other Conjugations for Cinématographier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cinématographier
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Cinématographier – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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Future tense
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