Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Introduction to the verb conformer
The English translation of the French verb conformer is “to conform.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “kawn-for-may.”
Conformer comes from the Latin word “conformare,” meaning “to shape” or “to mold.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their English translations:
- Il aurait fallu que tu te conformes à ses règles. (You should have conformed to his rules.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu te conformasses à mes attentes. (I would have preferred you to conform to my expectations.)
- Il aurait été temps que nous nous conformions aux normes de sécurité. (It would have been time for us to conform to safety standards.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of conformer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | me sois conformé(e) | Je suis heureux(se) que je me sois conformé(e). | I’m glad I conformed. |
tu | te sois conformé(e) | Il est important que tu te sois conformé(e). | It’s important that you conformed. |
il | se soit conformé | Je doute qu’il se soit conformé. | I doubt he conformed. |
elle | se soit conformée | Elle craint qu’elle se soit conformée. | She fears she conformed. |
on | se soit conformé | On veut qu’on se soit conformé. | We want to have conformed. |
nous | nous soyons conformés | Je suis heureux(se) que nous nous soyons conformés. | I’m glad we conformed. |
vous | vous soyez conformés | Il est important que vous vous soyez conformés. | It’s important that you conformed. |
ils | se soient conformés | Ils doutent qu’ils se soient conformés. | They doubt they conformed. |
elles | se soient conformées | Elles préfèrent qu’elles se soient conformées. | They prefer they conformed. |
Other Conjugations for Conformer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conformer
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Conformer – 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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