Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Introduction to the verb cribler
The English translation of the French verb cribler is “to sift” or “to screen.” The infinitive form, cribler, is pronounced “kree-blair.”
Cribler comes from the Latin word “cribrare,” meaning “to sift,” and is derived from the word “cribrum,” meaning “sieve.”
In everyday French, cribler is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of cribler in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies criblé le sable avant de le mettre dans le jardin. (I would have liked for you to have sifted the sand before putting it in the garden.)
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Il fallait que nous eussions criblé le blé avant de le moudre. (We had to have sifted the wheat before grinding it.)
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Elle aurait souhaité que vous ayez criblé les documents avant de les envoyer. (She would have wished for you to have screened the documents before sending them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cribler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie criblé | Je suis content que j’aie criblé. | I’m happy that I have sifted. |
tu | aies criblé | Il est temps que tu aies criblé. | It’s time that you sifted. |
il | ait criblé | Il est important qu’il ait criblé. | It’s important that he sifted. |
elle | ait criblé | Elle pense qu’elle ait criblé. | She thinks she sifted. |
on | ait criblé | On souhaite qu’on ait criblé. | We wish we sifted. |
nous | ayons criblé | J’espère que nous ayons criblé. | I hope we sifted. |
vous | ayez criblé | Il est possible que vous ayez criblé. | It’s possible that you sifted. |
ils | aient criblé | Ils craignent qu’ils aient criblé. | They fear they sifted. |
elles | aient criblé | Elles veulent qu’elles aient criblé. | They want them to have sifted. |
Other Conjugations for Cribler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cribler
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Cribler – 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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