Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Introduction to the verb ciseler
The English translation of the French verb ciseler is “to chisel” or “to carve.” The infinitive form of ciseler is pronounced “see-zuh-lay.”
The language origin of ciseler can be traced back to the Latin word “scindere,” meaning “to cut” or “to split.” In everyday French, ciseler is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is typically used in conjunction with the auxiliary verb “avoir” to form the compound tense.
Here are three simple examples of ciseler in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il faut que j’aie ciselé le visage sur le bois. (I must have chiseled the face onto the wood.)
- Je regrette que tu aies mal ciselé les détails. (I regret that you poorly chiseled the details.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait déjà ciselé la sculpture avant notre arrivée. (It’s possible that she had already carved the sculpture before we arrived.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of ciseler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie ciselé | Je doute que j’aie ciselé. | I doubt that I chiseled. |
tu | aies ciselé | Il faut que tu aies ciselé. | You must have chiseled. |
il | ait ciselé | Il est possible qu’il ait ciselé. | It’s possible he chiseled. |
elle | ait ciselé | Elle craint qu’elle ait ciselé. | She fears she chiseled. |
on | ait ciselé | On veut qu’on ait ciselé. | We want it to have been chiseled. |
nous | ayons ciselé | Espérons que nous ayons ciselé. | Let’s hope we chiseled. |
vous | ayez ciselé | Il est important que vous ayez ciselé. | It’s important that you chiseled. |
ils | aient ciselé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient ciselé. | They doubt they chiseled. |
elles | aient ciselé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient ciselé. | They prefer they chiseled. |
Other Conjugations for Ciseler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ciseler
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Ciseler – 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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