Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Introduction to the verb conseiller
The English translation of the French verb conseiller is “to advise” or “to recommend.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kawn-say-yay.”
The word “conseiller” comes from the Latin word “consilium,” meaning “advice.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses something that has already happened in the past, but is still uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with English translations:
- Il est possible que je lui aie conseillé d’aller à la plage. (It is possible that I advised him to go to the beach.)
- Je regrette que tu aies suivi son conseil. (I regret that you followed his advice.)
- J’aurais préféré que vous m’ayez conseillé plus tôt. (I would have preferred that you advised me earlier.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of conseiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie conseillé | Je doute que j’aie conseillé. | I doubt that I advised. |
tu | aies conseillé | Il faut que tu aies conseillé. | You must have advised. |
il | ait conseillé | Il est possible qu’il ait conseillé. | It’s possible he advised. |
elle | ait conseillé | Elle craint qu’elle ait conseillé. | She fears she advised. |
on | ait conseillé | On veut qu’on ait conseillé. | We want it to have been advised. |
nous | ayons conseillé | Espérons que nous ayons conseillé. | Let’s hope we advised. |
vous | ayez conseillé | Il est important que vous ayez conseillé. | It’s important that you advised. |
ils | aient conseillé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient conseillé. | They doubt they advised. |
elles | aient conseillé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient conseillé. | They prefer they advised. |
Other Conjugations for Conseiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conseiller
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Conseiller – 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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