Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Introduction to the verb corroborer
The English translation of the French verb corroborer is “to corroborate.” It is pronounced as koh-roh-boh-ray.
The word corroborer comes from the Latin word “corroborare,” which is derived from the prefix “com” meaning “together” and “robustus” meaning “strong.” In everyday French, corroborer is often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express doubt or uncertainty about a past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- Il est possible que cette nouvelle corroborât ses soupçons. (It is possible that this news corroborated his suspicions.)
- Nous doutons que les preuves présentées aient corroboré son témoignage. (We doubt that the presented evidence corroborated his testimony.)
- Je suis convaincu que leur témoignage ait corroboré mes soupçons. (I am convinced that their testimony corroborated my suspicions.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of corroborer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie corroboré | Je doute que j’aie corroboré. | I doubt that I corroborated. |
tu | aies corroboré | Il faut que tu aies corroboré. | You must have corroborated. |
il | ait corroboré | Il est possible qu’il ait corroboré. | It’s possible he corroborated. |
elle | ait corroboré | Elle craint qu’elle ait corroboré. | She fears she corroborated. |
on | ait corroboré | On veut qu’on ait corroboré. | We want it to have been corroborated. |
nous | ayons corroboré | Espérons que nous ayons corroboré. | Let’s hope we corroborated. |
vous | ayez corroboré | Il est important que vous ayez corroboré. | It’s important that you corroborated. |
ils | aient corroboré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient corroboré. | They doubt they corroborated. |
elles | aient corroboré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient corroboré. | They prefer they corroborated. |
Other Conjugations for Corroborer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
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Corroborer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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