Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Introduction to the verb commuer
The English translation of the French verb commuer is “to commute.” It is pronounced “koh-moo-eh.”
The word commuer comes from the Latin word “commutare,” meaning “to change” or “to exchange.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or subjective action that occurred in the past.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of commuer in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il aurait fallu que je commuasse ma peine en travaillant. (I would have had to commute my sentence by working.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu commuasses ta peine en faisant du bénévolat. (I would have liked for you to commute your sentence by volunteering.)
- Il aurait été préférable que nous commuassions nos peines en aidant les autres. (It would have been preferable for us to commute our sentences by helping others.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of commuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie commué | Je suis content que j’aie commué. | I’m glad I changed. |
tu | aies commué | Tu n’es pas sûr que tu aies commué. | You’re not sure you changed. |
il | ait commué | Il est peu probable qu’il ait commué. | It’s unlikely he changed. |
elle | ait commué | Elle est fière qu’elle ait commué. | She’s proud she changed. |
on | ait commué | On insiste qu’on ait commué. | We insist we changed. |
nous | ayons commué | Nous voulons que nous ayons commué. | We want us to have changed. |
vous | ayez commué | Vous préférez que vous ayez commué. | You prefer you changed. |
ils | aient commué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient commué. | They doubt they changed. |
elles | aient commué | Elles craignent qu’elles aient commué. | They fear they changed. |
Other Conjugations for Commuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuer
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Commuer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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