Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Introduction to the verb circuler
The English translation of the French verb circuler is “to circulate.” The infinitive form of circuler is pronounced “seer-kew-lay.”
Circuler comes from the Latin word “circulare,” meaning “to make a circle.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in its past subjunctive tense form, subjonctif passé, which expresses an action that hypothetically could have happened in the past.
Examples:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies circulé plus d’argent dans l’économie. (I wish you had circulated more money in the economy.)
- Il serait temps que nous ayons circulé ces nouvelles informations. (It’s time for us to have circulated this new information.)
- Je doute qu’ils aient circulé cette information à temps. (I doubt that they had circulated this information on time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of circuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie circulé | Je suis surprise que j’aie circulé. | I’m surprised I circulated. |
tu | aies circulé | Il est possible que tu aies circulé. | It’s possible you circulated. |
il | ait circulé | Il est important qu’il ait circulé. | It’s important he circulated. |
elle | ait circulé | Elle aimerait qu’elle ait circulé. | She would like she circulated. |
on | ait circulé | On veut qu’on ait circulé. | We want it to have been circulated. |
nous | ayons circulé | Il est essentiel que nous ayons circulé. | It’s essential we circulated. |
vous | ayez circulé | Vous ne pensez pas que vous ayez circulé. | You don’t think you circulated. |
ils | aient circulé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient circulé. | They doubt they circulated. |
elles | aient circulé | Elles craignent qu’elles aient circulé. | They fear they circulated. |
Other Conjugations for Circuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
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Circuler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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