Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb culotter

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The English translation of the French verb culotter is “to put a lining in” or “to line”. It is pronounced koo-loh-tey in its infinitive form.

Culotter comes from the word culotte, meaning “breeches” or “trousers” in French. The -er ending is a suffix commonly used to form verbs in French, indicating the action of putting on or adding something.

In everyday French, culotter 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. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Subjonctif Présent tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.

Here are three examples of culotter in the Subjonctif Passé tense:

  1. Il faut que j’aie culotté cette robe avant de la porter ce soir. (I must have lined this dress before wearing it tonight.)

  2. Je doute qu’elle ait culotté les rideaux comme je lui ai demandé. (I doubt she lined the curtains like I asked her to.)

  3. Nous sommes heureux que vous ayez culotté vos chaises, elles sont plus confortables maintenant. (We are happy that you lined your chairs, they are more comfortable now.)

Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of culotter

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je aie culotté Je doute que j’aie culotté ça. I doubt that I had the nerve to do it.
tu aies culotté Dommage que tu aies culotté. Too bad you had the nerve.
il ait culotté Il est possible qu’il ait culotté. It’s possible he had the nerve.
elle ait culotté Elle craint qu’elle ait culotté. She fears she had the nerve.
on ait culotté On veut qu’on ait culotté la situation. We want the situation to have been audacious.
nous ayons culotté Espérons que nous ayons culotté. Let’s hope we had the nerve.
vous ayez culotté Il est important que vous ayez culotté. It’s important that you had the nerve.
ils aient culotté Ils doutent qu’ils aient culotté. They doubt they had the nerve.
elles aient culotté Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient culotté. They prefer they had the nerve.

Other Conjugations for Culotter.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter     (this article)

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter

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Culotter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense

The French Subjonctif Passé is a verb tense used to express actions or states that are uncertain, hypothetical, or dependent on some condition in the past. It’s often used in conjunction with the main verb in the present or future tense to convey various nuances of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion.

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Formation of the Subjonctif Passé

To form the Subjonctif Passé, you generally need to start with the third person plural (ils/elles) form of the passé composé (a compound past tense). Then, drop the subject and replace it with the appropriate Subjonctif endings. The endings are the same for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs:

   – For -er verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent
   – For -ir verbs: -isse, -isses, -ît, -issions, -issiez, -issent
   – For -re verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent

For example, if you have the verb “parler” (to speak) in the third person plural passé composé, which is “ils ont parlé” (they spoke), the Subjonctif Passé form would be “qu’ils aient parlé” (that they spoke).

Everyday Usage Patterns

The Subjonctif Passé is commonly used in various situations:

– Expressing doubt or uncertainty: It’s used when you’re not certain about the completion of an action in the past. For example, “Je doute qu’il ait mangé” (I doubt that he ate).

– Desires and preferences: When you want or wish for something to have happened in the past. For instance, “Je préfère que tu aies réussi” (I prefer that you have succeeded).

– Expressing emotions: To convey emotions or feelings related to past actions or events. For example, “Il est content que nous ayons gagné” (He is happy that we won).

– Hypothetical situations: When discussing hypothetical or unreal past situations. For example, “Si j’avais su, j’aurais souhaité qu’ils aient été là” (If I had known, I would have wished they had been there).

Interactions with Other Tenses

The Subjonctif Passé often interacts with other tenses to convey specific meanings:

Present tense

It’s commonly used after expressions of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion in the present. For example, “Il faut que tu aies fini” (You must have finished).

Future tense

It’s used in the future for hypothetical or unreal actions in the past when the main clause is in the future. For example, “Je douterai qu’ils aient terminé demain” (I will doubt that they have finished tomorrow).

Conditional

When the main clause is in the conditional, the Subjonctif Passé can be used to express unreal or hypothetical actions in the past. For instance, “Il voudrait que nous ayons réussi” (He would like us to have succeeded).

Summary

The Subjonctif Passé is a versatile tense used in French to convey uncertainty, doubt, desire, or hypothetical situations related to past actions. It is used in various everyday contexts and interacts with other tenses to express specific nuances in the language.

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