Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Introduction to the verb coiffer
The English translation of the French verb coiffer is “to style” or “to do one’s hair.” The infinitive form of coiffer is pronounced “kwa-fay.”
Coiffer comes from the Old French word “coife” which means “headgear” or “hat.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of styling or arranging one’s hair.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, coiffer is typically used to express a desire or wish for something to have happened in the past. It is often preceded by the conjunction “que.”
Here are three examples of coiffer in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Je souhaite que tu aies coiffé tes cheveux avant la soirée. (I wish you had styled your hair before the party.)
- Nous aurions aimé que nos invités se soient coiffés de façon élégante. (We would have liked our guests to have styled their hair elegantly.)
- Il est possible que ma coiffeuse ne m’ait pas coiffée comme je le voulais. (It is possible that my hairdresser did not style my hair the way I wanted.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of coiffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie coiffé | Je doute que j’aie coiffé. | I doubt that I styled. |
tu | aies coiffé | Il faut que tu aies coiffé. | You must have styled. |
il | ait coiffé | Il est possible qu’il ait coiffé. | It’s possible he styled. |
elle | ait coiffé | Elle craint qu’elle ait coiffé. | She fears she styled. |
on | ait coiffé | On veut qu’on ait coiffé. | We want it to have been styled. |
nous | ayons coiffé | Espérons que nous ayons coiffé. | Let’s hope we styled. |
vous | ayez coiffé | Il est important que vous ayez coiffé. | It’s important that you styled. |
ils | aient coiffé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient coiffé. | They doubt they styled. |
elles | aient coiffé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient coiffé. | They prefer they styled. |
Other Conjugations for Coiffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coiffer
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Coiffer – 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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