Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Introduction to the verb confédérer
The English translation of the French verb confédérer is “to confederate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kon-fe-də-re.”
The word confédérer comes from the Latin word “confederare,” meaning “to unite.” It is commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or events that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past.
Three simple examples of using confédérer in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
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Il était important que nous nous soyons confédérés pour remporter la bataille. (It was important that we had confederated to win the battle.)
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J’ai toujours regretté que nos deux pays ne se soient jamais confédérés. (I have always regretted that our two countries never confederated.)
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Il aurait été préférable que toutes les régions se soient confédérées pour mieux se défendre contre l’ennemi. (It would have been better if all the regions had confederated to better defend themselves against the enemy.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of confédérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | me sois confédéré | Je suis content que je me sois confédéré. | I am glad that I joined. |
tu | te sois confédéré | Il faut que tu te sois confédéré. | You must have joined. |
il | se soit confédéré | Il est possible qu’il se soit confédéré. | It’s possible he joined. |
elle | se soit confédérée | Elle craint qu’elle se soit confédérée. | She fears she joined. |
on | se soit confédéré | On veut qu’on se soit confédéré. | We want to have joined. |
nous | nous soyons confédérés | Espérons que nous nous soyons confédérés. | Let’s hope we joined. |
vous | vous soyez confédérés | Il est important que vous vous soyez confédérés. | It’s important that you joined. |
ils | se soient confédérés | Ils doutent qu’ils se soient confédérés. | They doubt they joined. |
elles | se soient confédérées | Elles préfèrent qu’elles se soient confédérées. | They prefer they joined. |
Other Conjugations for Confédérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
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Confédérer – 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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