Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Introduction to the verb délivrer
The English translation of délivrer is “to deliver” or “to free.” It is pronounced as “day-lee-vreh.”
The word délivrer comes from the Old French word “delivreier,” which evolved from the Latin word “de” meaning “from” and “liberare” meaning “to free.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or events that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’espère que tu aies délivré les documents à temps. (I hope you delivered the documents on time.)
- Il est possible que nous ayons délivré le colis à la mauvaise adresse. (It’s possible that we delivered the package to the wrong address.)
- Je suis contente que vous ayez délivré le message à mon frère. (I am glad that you delivered the message to my brother.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of délivrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie délivré | Je suis content que j’aie délivré. | I am happy that I delivered. |
tu | aies délivré | Il faut que tu aies délivré. | You must have delivered. |
il | ait délivré | Il est possible qu’il ait délivré. | It’s possible he delivered. |
elle | ait délivré | Elle craint qu’elle ait délivré. | She fears she delivered. |
on | ait délivré | On veut qu’on ait délivré. | We want it to have been delivered. |
nous | ayons délivré | Espérons que nous ayons délivré. | Let’s hope we delivered. |
vous | ayez délivré | Il est important que vous ayez délivré. | It’s important that you delivered. |
ils | aient délivré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient délivré. | They doubt they delivered. |
elles | aient délivré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient délivré. | They prefer they delivered. |
Other Conjugations for Délivrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délivrer
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Délivrer – 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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