Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Introduction to the verb culer
The English translation of the French verb culer is “to slide” or “to move backward”. It is pronounced as “ku-leh” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word culer can be traced back to the Latin word “culus”, meaning “buttocks”. In everyday French, culer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past hypothetical action or event that did not happen. It is often used in conjunction with the word “si” (if).
Here are three simple examples of culer in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais culé, je serais tombé. (If I had slid, I would have fallen.)
- Il aurait culé s’il n’avait pas fait attention. (He would have slid if he hadn’t been careful.)
- Nous aurions culé si la route avait été mouillée. (We would have slid if the road had been wet.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of culer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie culé | Je doute que j’aie culé. | I doubt that I was successful. |
tu | aies culé | Il est possible que tu aies culé. | It’s possible you were successful. |
il | ait culé | Il est heureux qu’il ait culé. | He’s happy he was successful. |
elle | ait culé | Elle veut qu’elle ait culé. | She wants to be successful. |
on | ait culé | On demande qu’on ait culé. | We demand to be successful. |
nous | ayons culé | Peut-être que nous ayons culé. | Perhaps we were successful. |
vous | ayez culé | Je préfère que vous ayez culé. | I prefer you were successful. |
ils | aient culé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient culé. | They doubt they were successful. |
elles | aient culé | Elles aimeraient qu’elles aient culé. | They would like to be successful. |
Other Conjugations for Culer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
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Culer – 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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