Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Introduction to the verb créosoter
The English translation of the French verb créosoter is “to creosote.” It is pronounced as “krey-oh-zoh-tey.”
The word “créosoter” comes from the English word “creosote,” which was derived from the Greek word “kréas” (flesh) and “sōtēr” (preserver). In French, it is used as a verb to describe the action of treating wood with a chemical called creosote to protect it from decay and insects.
In everyday French, créosoter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a wish, desire, or doubt about a past action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’espère que tu aies créosoté la clôture avant l’hiver. (I hope you have creosoted the fence before winter.)
- Il faut que nous ayons créosoté tous les poteaux avant l’arrivée des termites. (We must have creosoted all the posts before the termites arrive.)
- Je doute qu’ils aient créosoté le bois avec soin. (I doubt they have creosoted the wood carefully.)
In English, these sentences would translate to:
- I hope you have creosoted the fence before winter.
- We must have creosoted all the posts before the termites arrive.
- I doubt they have creosoted the wood carefully.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of créosoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie créosoté | Je ne crois pas que j’aie créosoté. | I don’t think I treated with creosote. |
tu | aies créosoté | Il est possible que tu aies créosoté. | It’s possible you treated with creosote. |
il | ait créosoté | Il est important qu’il ait créosoté. | It’s important for him to have treated with creosote. |
elle | ait créosoté | Elle préfère qu’elle ait créosoté. | She prefers she treated with creosote. |
on | ait créosoté | On doit s’assurer qu’on ait créosoté. | We must make sure we treated with creosote. |
nous | ayons créosoté | Nous espérons que nous ayons créosoté. | We hope we treated with creosote. |
vous | ayez créosoté | Il faut que vous ayez créosoté. | You must have treated with creosote. |
ils | aient créosoté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient créosoté. | They doubt they treated with creosote. |
elles | aient créosoté | Elles croient qu’elles aient créosoté. | They believe they treated with creosote. |
Other Conjugations for Créosoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter
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Créosoter – 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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