Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Introduction to the verb compulser
The English translation of the French verb compulser is “to compel” or “to force.” It is pronounced as “kɔ̃.pyls” in its infinitive form.
The verb compulser comes from the Latin word “compellere,” meaning “to drive together” or “to compel.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses actions that have not yet happened or that are uncertain.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense in everyday French with their respective English translations:
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Il faut que tu aies compulsé le contrat avant de le signer. (You must have compelled the contract before signing it.)
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Je doute qu’elle ait été compulsée à participer à cette manifestation. (I doubt that she was compelled to participate in this demonstration.)
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Il est possible que le gouvernement ait compulser les citoyens à payer davantage d’impôts. (It is possible that the government has compelled citizens to pay more taxes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of compulser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie compulsé | Je suis content que j’aie compulsé. | I’m glad I skimmed. |
tu | aies compulsé | Je regrette que tu aies compulsé. | I’m sorry you skimmed. |
il | ait compulsé | Il préfère qu’il ait compulsé. | He prefers he skimmed. |
elle | ait compulsé | Elle n’est pas certaine qu’elle ait compulsé. | She’s not sure she skimmed. |
on | ait compulsé | On aimerait qu’on ait compulsé. | We’d like to have skimmed. |
nous | ayons compulsé | Nous espérons que nous ayons compulsé. | We hope we’ve skimmed. |
vous | ayez compulsé | Vous êtes très content que vous ayez compulsé. | You’re very happy you skimmed. |
ils | aient compulsé | Il n’est pas sûr qu’ils aient compulsé. | He’s not sure they skimmed. |
elles | aient compulsé | Elle doute que elles aient compulsé. | She doubts they skimmed. |
Other Conjugations for Compulser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compulser
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Compulser – 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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