Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Introduction to the verb comparer
The English translation of the French verb comparer is “to compare.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kohm-pa-ray.”
Comparer comes from the Latin word “comparare,” meaning “to match, rival, compare.” It entered the French language in the 13th century.
In everyday French, comparer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express doubt, possibility, or a hypothetical situation.
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies comparé les prix avant d’acheter. (I wish you had compared prices before buying.)
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Il est possible qu’ils aient comparé nos offres avant de prendre une décision. (It is possible that they compared our offers before making a decision.)
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Je doute qu’elle ait comparé les deux options avant de choisir. (I doubt she compared the two options before choosing.)
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I wish you had compared prices before buying.
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It is possible that they compared our offers before making a decision.
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I doubt she compared the two options before choosing.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of comparer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie comparé | Je ne pense pas que j’aie comparé. | I don’t think I compared. |
tu | aies comparé | Je doute que tu aies comparé. | I doubt you compared. |
il | ait comparé | Il est possible qu’il ait comparé. | It’s possible he compared. |
elle | ait comparé | Elle craint qu’elle ait comparé. | She fears she compared. |
on | ait comparé | On veut qu’on ait comparé. | We want it to have been compared. |
nous | ayons comparé | Nous souhaitons que nous ayons comparé. | We hope we compared. |
vous | ayez comparé | Il est important que vous ayez comparé. | It’s important that you compared. |
ils | aient comparé | Ils croient qu’ils aient comparé. | They believe they compared. |
elles | aient comparé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient comparé. | They prefer they compared. |
Other Conjugations for Comparer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comparer
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Comparer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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