Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Introduction to the verb coïncider
The English translation of the French verb coïncider is “to coincide.” It is pronounced as “kwa(n)-see-dey” in its infinitive form.
The word coïncider comes from the Latin word “coincidere” which means “to fall together.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and has been used in various contexts since then. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or events that have not yet happened.
3 examples of coïncider in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il est possible que nos horaires aient coïncidé et que nous nous soyons croisés hier soir. (It is possible that our schedules coincided and that we crossed paths last night.)
- J’aurais aimé que nos vacances aient coïncidé pour que nous puissions partir ensemble. (I would have liked for our vacations to have coincided so we could leave together.)
- Il fallait que nos opinions aient coïncidé pour que nous puissions avancer dans notre projet commun. (It was necessary for our opinions to have coincided in order for us to move forward with our common project.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of coïncider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie coïncidé | Je doute que j’aie coïncidé. | I doubt that I coincided. |
tu | aies coïncidé | Il faut que tu aies coïncidé. | You must have coincided. |
il | ait coïncidé | Il est possible qu’il ait coïncidé. | It’s possible he coincided. |
elle | ait coïncidé | Elle craint qu’elle ait coïncidé. | She fears she coincided. |
on | ait coïncidé | On veut qu’on ait coïncidé. | We want it to have coincided. |
nous | ayons coïncidé | Espérons que nous ayons coïncidé. | Let’s hope we coincided. |
vous | ayez coïncidé | Il est important que vous ayez coïncidé. | It’s important that you coincided. |
ils | aient coïncidé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient coïncidé. | They doubt they coincided. |
elles | aient coïncidé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient coïncidé. | They prefer they coincided. |
Other Conjugations for Coïncider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïncider
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Coïncider – 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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