Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Introduction to the verb consacrer
The English translation of the French verb consacrer is “to consecrate” or “to dedicate.” It is pronounced “kon-sah-kreh.”
The word consacrer comes from the Latin word “consacrare,” which means “to make sacred.” It is most often used in everyday French to talk about devoting or dedicating something or someone to a sacred or important cause or purpose.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, consacrer is often used in a formal or literary context to express a wish or desire for something to have been consecrated in the past.
Examples:
- J’aurais aimé que mon mariage soit consacré à l’église. (I would have liked for my marriage to have been consecrated in the church.)
- Il fallait que le roi consacrât son règne par une cérémonie grandiose. (It was necessary for the king to consecrate his reign with a grand ceremony.)
- Je regrette que leurs sacrifices n’aient pas été consacrés à une cause plus noble. (I regret that their sacrifices were not dedicated to a nobler cause.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of consacrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie consacré | Il se peut que j’aie consacré. | It’s possible that I dedicated. |
tu | aies consacré | Je doute que tu aies consacré. | I doubt that you dedicated. |
il | ait consacré | Il est nécessaire qu’il ait consacré. | It’s necessary that he dedicated. |
elle | ait consacré | Elle craint qu’elle ait consacré. | She fears she dedicated. |
on | ait consacré | On espère qu’on ait consacré. | We hope we dedicated. |
nous | ayons consacré | Il est important que nous ayons consacré. | It’s important that we dedicated. |
vous | ayez consacré | Nous aimerions que vous ayez consacré. | We would like you to have dedicated. |
ils | aient consacré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient consacré. | They doubt they dedicated. |
elles | aient consacré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient consacré. | They prefer they dedicated. |
Other Conjugations for Consacrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consacrer
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Consacrer – 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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