Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Introduction to the verb cultiver
The English translation of cultiver is “to cultivate.” It is pronounced as “kul-tee-vay.”
The word cultiver comes from the Latin verb “colere,” which means “to till” or “to cultivate.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in its current form since the 16th century. In everyday French, cultiver is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express actions that were desired or expected to happen in the past.
Here are three examples of cultiver in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies cultivé tes propres légumes cet été. (I would have liked for you to have cultivated your own vegetables this summer.)
- Il était important que nous ayons cultivé cette terre avant l’arrivée des pluies. (It was important for us to have cultivated this land before the rains came.)
- Je regrette que vous n’ayez pas cultivé votre talent pour la musique. (I regret that you did not cultivate your talent for music.)
In these examples, you can see that the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a desire or a regret about an action that was expected to happen in the past (but may or may not have actually happened).
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cultiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie cultivé | Je doute que j’aie cultivé. | I doubt that I cultivated. |
tu | aies cultivé | Il faut que tu aies cultivé. | You must have cultivated. |
il | ait cultivé | Il est possible qu’il ait cultivé. | It’s possible he cultivated. |
elle | ait cultivé | Elle craint qu’elle ait cultivé. | She fears she cultivated. |
on | ait cultivé | On veut qu’on ait cultivé. | We want it to have been cultivated. |
nous | ayons cultivé | Espérons que nous ayons cultivé. | Let’s hope we cultivated. |
vous | ayez cultivé | Il est important que vous ayez cultivé. | It’s important that you cultivated. |
ils | aient cultivé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient cultivé. | They doubt they cultivated. |
elles | aient cultivé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient cultivé. | They prefer they cultivated. |
Other Conjugations for Cultiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cultiver
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Cultiver – 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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