Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Introduction to the verb culminer
The English translation of the French verb culminer is “to culminate” or “to reach its peak.” It is pronounced as “kewl-mee-nay.”
The word culminer comes from the Latin word “culmen” which means “top” or “summit.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened in the past.
Examples:
- Il est temps que les négociations aient culminé en un accord. (It is time for the negotiations to have culminated in an agreement.)
- J’aurais préféré que notre relation ait culminé en mariage. (I would have preferred for our relationship to have culminated in marriage.)
- Il était important que cette soirée ait culminé en un succès. (It was important for this evening to have culminated in success.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of culminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie culminé | Je suis content que j’aie culminé. | I am happy that I culminated. |
tu | aies culminé | Si tu aies culminé, je serai fier. | If you culminated, I will be proud. |
il | ait culminé | Il vaut mieux qu’il ait culminé. | It’s better that he culminated. |
elle | ait culminé | Elle souhaite qu’elle ait culminé. | She wishes she culminated. |
on | ait culminé | On est ravi qu’on ait culminé. | We are delighted that we culminated. |
nous | ayons culminé | J’espère que nous ayons culminé. | I hope we culminated. |
vous | ayez culminé | Ils insistent que vous ayez culminé. | They insist that you culminated. |
ils | aient culminé | Il est possible qu’ils aient culminé. | It’s possible they culminated. |
elles | aient culminé | Elles sont tristes qu’elles aient culminé. | They are sad that they culminated. |
Other Conjugations for Culminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
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Culminer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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