Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Introduction to the verb conspirer
The English translation of the French verb conspirer is “to conspire.” The infinitive form of conspirer is pronounced “kohn-spee-ray.”
The word conspirer comes from the Latin word “conspirare,” meaning “to breathe together” or “to plot.” It entered the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, conspirer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses actions that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past. It is used to talk about things that may have happened but cannot be confirmed. This tense is often used in legal and formal contexts.
Example 1: Il se pourrait qu’ils aient conspiré contre le gouvernement.
Translation: It is possible that they conspired against the government.
Example 2: Je doute qu’ils aient conspiré pour gagner l’élection.
Translation: I doubt that they conspired to win the election.
Example 3: Il est probable qu’elle ait conspiré avec son collègue pour obtenir une promotion.
Translation: It is likely that she conspired with her colleague to get a promotion.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of conspirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie conspiré | Je pense que j’aie conspiré. | I think I may have conspired. |
tu | aies conspiré | Il faut que tu aies conspiré. | You must have conspired. |
il | ait conspiré | Il est possible qu’il ait conspiré. | It’s possible he conspired. |
elle | ait conspiré | Elle craint qu’elle ait conspiré. | She fears she conspired. |
on | ait conspiré | On veut qu’on ait conspiré. | We want it to have been conspired. |
nous | ayons conspiré | Espérons que nous ayons conspiré. | Let’s hope we conspired. |
vous | ayez conspiré | Il est important que vous ayez conspiré. | It’s important that you conspired. |
ils | aient conspiré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient conspiré. | They doubt they conspired. |
elles | aient conspiré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient conspiré. | They prefer they conspired. |
Other Conjugations for Conspirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conspirer
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Conspirer – 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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