Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Introduction to the verb crouler
The English translation of the French verb crouler is “to collapse” or “to crumble.” It is pronounced as “kroo-lay.”
The language origin of crouler can be traced back to the Old French word “crouler” meaning “to tumble” or “to collapse.” It is derived from the Latin word “corruere,” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, crouler is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Examples of crouler in Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il faut que je sois arrivé à temps avant que la maison ne croule. (It was necessary for me to have arrived on time before the house collapsed.)
- J’ai peur que le pont ne croule sous le poids des voitures. (I am afraid that the bridge collapsed under the weight of the cars.)
- Il est possible que leur mariage ait croulé à cause de leurs problèmes financiers. (It is possible that their marriage collapsed due to their financial problems.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of crouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie croulé | Je crains que j’aie croulé. | I fear that I crumbled. |
tu | aies croulé | Je doute que tu aies croulé. | I doubt that you crumbled. |
il | ait croulé | Il est possible qu’il ait croulé. | It’s possible he crumbled. |
elle | ait croulé | Elle espère qu’elle ait croulé. | She hopes she crumbled. |
on | ait croulé | On veut qu’on ait croulé. | We want it to have crumbled. |
nous | ayons croulé | Nous sommes heureux que nous ayons croulé. | We are happy that we crumbled. |
vous | ayez croulé | Il est important que vous ayez croulé. | It’s important that you crumbled. |
ils | aient croulé | Ils regrettent qu’ils aient croulé. | They regret they crumbled. |
elles | aient croulé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient croulé. | They prefer they crumbled. |
Other Conjugations for Crouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crouler
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Crouler – 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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