Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Introduction to the verb consommer
The English translation of the French verb consommer is “to consume” or “to use up.” It is pronounced as “kohn-soh-may.”
The word consommer comes from the Latin word “consumere,” meaning “to consume” or “to use up.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses an action that was completed in the past but is uncertain or hypothetical.
Examples:
- Il est possible que j’aie consommé toute l’eau avant que tu arrives. (It is possible that I have consumed all the water before you arrive.)
- Je doute qu’il ait consommé tout l’alcool avant le dîner. (I doubt that he has consumed all the alcohol before dinner.)
- Il est important que nous ayons consommé tous les légumes avant qu’ils ne pourrissent. (It is important that we have consumed all the vegetables before they spoil.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of consommer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie consommé | Je ne pense pas que j’aie consommé. | I don’t think I consumed. |
tu | aies consommé | Il faut que tu aies consommé. | You must have consumed. |
il | ait consommé | Il est nécessaire qu’il ait consommé. | It’s necessary that he consumed. |
elle | ait consommé | Elle craint qu’elle ait consommé. | She fears she consumed. |
on | ait consommé | On aimerait qu’on ait consommé. | We would like to have consumed. |
nous | ayons consommé | Nous exigeons que nous ayons consommé. | We demand that we consumed. |
vous | ayez consommé | Il est important que vous ayez consommé. | It’s important that you consumed. |
ils | aient consommé | Ils sont convaincus qu’ils aient consommé. | They are convinced they consumed. |
elles | aient consommé | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient consommé. | They hope they consumed. |
Other Conjugations for Consommer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
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Consommer – 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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