Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Introduction to the verb démarrer
The English translation of the French verb démarrer is to start or to launch. It is pronounced “day-mar-ay” in its infinitive form.
The verb démarrer comes from the Old French word “desmarer” which means to loosen or detach. It is related to the Latin word “demarcare” which means to remove boundaries or limits.
In everyday French, the verb démarrer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of démarrer.
Here are 3 simple examples of how démarrer is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their English translations:
- Il est probable que nous ayons démarré le projet hier. (It is likely that we started the project yesterday.)
- Je doute qu’il ait démarré sa voiture ce matin. (I doubt that he started his car this morning.)
- Il est possible qu’elle soit partie avant que la réunion ait démarré. (It is possible that she left before the meeting started.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of démarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie démarré | Je doute que j’aie démarré. | I doubt that I started. |
tu | aies démarré | Il faut que tu aies démarré. | You must have started. |
il | ait démarré | Il est possible qu’il ait démarré. | It’s possible he started. |
elle | ait démarré | Elle craint qu’elle ait démarré. | She fears she started. |
on | ait démarré | On veut qu’on ait démarré. | We want it to have been started. |
nous | ayons démarré | Espérons que nous ayons démarré. | Let’s hope we started. |
vous | ayez démarré | Il est important que vous ayez démarré. | It’s important that you started. |
ils | aient démarré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient démarré. | They doubt they started. |
elles | aient démarré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient démarré. | They prefer they started. |
Other Conjugations for Démarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
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Démarrer – 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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