Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Introduction to the verb controverser
The English translation of the French verb controverser is “to debate” or “to argue.” The infinitive form of controverser is pronounced “kohn-truh-vehr-say.”
Controverser comes from the Latin word “controversus,” which means “turned against” or “disputed.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a past action that is uncertain or doubtful.
Examples:
- Il est possible que nous ayons controversé sur ce sujet. (It is possible that we debated about this subject.)
- Je doute qu’ils aient controversé avec le professeur. (I doubt they argued with the teacher.)
- Il est triste que les politiciens aient tant controversé sans trouver de solution. (It is saddening that the politicians argued so much without finding a solution.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of controverser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie controversé | Je ne crois pas que j’aie controversé. | I don’t believe I debated. |
tu | aies controversé | Il est important que tu aies controversé. | It’s important that you debated. |
il | ait controversé | Il est possible qu’il ait controversé. | It’s possible he debated. |
elle | ait controversé | Elle craint qu’elle ait controversé. | She fears she debated. |
on | ait controversé | On veut qu’on ait controversé. | We want it to have been debated. |
nous | ayons controversé | J’espère que nous ayons controversé. | I hope we debated. |
vous | ayez controversé | Il est nécessaire que vous ayez controversé. | It’s necessary that you debated. |
ils | aient controversé | Ils ne sont pas convaincus qu’ils aient controversé. | They are not convinced they debated. |
elles | aient controversé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient controversé. | They prefer they debated. |
Other Conjugations for Controverser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
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Controverser – 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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