Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Introduction to the verb confirmer
The English translation of the French verb confirmer is “to confirm.” It is pronounced “kohn-feer-may” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of confirmer can be traced back to the Latin word “confirmare,” which means “to make strong.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past action or event that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of confirmer used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
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Je suis content que tu aies confirmé ta présence à la fête.
Translation: I am glad that you confirmed your presence at the party. -
Il est possible que le directeur ait confirmé la date de la réunion.
Translation: It is possible that the director confirmed the date of the meeting. -
J’espère que nous aurons confirmé la réservation avant demain.
Translation: I hope that we will have confirmed the reservation before tomorrow.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of confirmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie confirmé | Je doute que j’aie confirmé. | I doubt that I confirmed. |
tu | aies confirmé | Il faut que tu aies confirmé. | You must have confirmed. |
il | ait confirmé | Il est possible qu’il ait confirmé. | It’s possible he confirmed. |
elle | ait confirmé | Elle craint qu’elle ait confirmé. | She fears she confirmed. |
on | ait confirmé | On veut qu’on ait confirmé. | We want it to have been confirmed. |
nous | ayons confirmé | Espérons que nous ayons confirmé. | Let’s hope we confirmed. |
vous | ayez confirmé | Il est important que vous ayez confirmé. | It’s important that you confirmed. |
ils | aient confirmé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient confirmé. | They doubt they confirmed. |
elles | aient confirmé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient confirmé. | They prefer they confirmed. |
Other Conjugations for Confirmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confirmer
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Confirmer – 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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