Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Introduction to the verb communiquer
The English translation of the French verb communiquer is “to communicate.” It is pronounced as “koh-myuh-nee-kay.”
The word communiquer comes from the Latin word “communicare,” meaning “to share” or “to impart.” It entered the French language in the 16th century.
In everyday French, communiquer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a past action or event that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Three examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations, are:
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J’aurais aimé que tu m’aies communiqué tes idées plus tôt. (I would have liked for you to have communicated your ideas to me earlier.)
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Il est possible que nous ayons mal communiqué nos intentions. (It is possible that we may have communicated our intentions poorly.)
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J’espère que vous ayez communiqué les informations nécessaires à vos collègues. (I hope that you have communicated the necessary information to your colleagues.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of communiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie communiqué | Il me semble que j’aie communiqué. | It seems to me that I communicated. |
tu | aies communiqué | Il est possible que tu aies communiqué. | It’s possible you communicated. |
il | ait communiqué | Je veux qu’il ait communiqué. | I want him to have communicated. |
elle | ait communiqué | Elle ne croit pas qu’elle ait communiqué. | She doesn’t think she communicated. |
on | ait communiqué | On pourrait croire qu’on ait communiqué. | One might think we communicated. |
nous | ayons communiqué | Nous souhaitons que nous ayons communiqué. | We hope we communicated. |
vous | ayez communiqué | Il est important que vous ayez communiqué. | It’s important that you communicated. |
ils | aient communiqué | Ils sont surpris qu’ils aient communiqué. | They are surprised that they communicated. |
elles | aient communiqué | Elles pensent qu’elles aient communiqué. | They think they communicated. |
Other Conjugations for Communiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb communiquer
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Communiquer – 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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