Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Introduction to the verb délimiter
The English translation of the French verb délimiter is “to delimit” or “to define.” It is pronounced as “day-lee-mee-tay.”
Délimiter comes from the Latin word “delimitare,” meaning “to mark boundaries.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a possible or hypothetical action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Présent followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples:
- Il est important que tu aies délimité clairement tes responsabilités. (It is important that you have clearly defined your responsibilities.)
- J’aurais aimé que vous ayez délimité la zone de construction avant de commencer les travaux. (I wish you had delimited the construction area before starting the work.)
- Elle aurait préféré que nous ayons délimité notre espace personnel avant de partir en colocation. (She would have preferred that we had defined our personal space before moving in together.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of délimiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie délimité | Je ne crois pas que j’aie délimité. | I don’t believe I delimited. |
tu | aies délimité | Il est possible que tu aies délimité. | It’s possible you delimited. |
il | ait délimité | Il est important qu’il ait délimité. | It’s important he delimited. |
elle | ait délimité | Elle préfère qu’elle ait délimité. | She prefers she delimited. |
on | ait délimité | On souhaite qu’on ait délimité. | We wish we delimited. |
nous | ayons délimité | Nous voulons que nous ayons délimité. | We want us to have delimited. |
vous | ayez délimité | J’espère que vous ayez délimité. | I hope you delimited. |
ils | aient délimité | Ils ont peur qu’ils aient délimité. | They are afraid they delimited. |
elles | aient délimité | Elles doutent qu’elles aient délimité. | They doubt they delimited. |
Other Conjugations for Délimiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délimiter
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Délimiter – 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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