Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Introduction to the verb dénier
The English translation of the French verb dénier is “to deny.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-nee-ay.”
Dénier comes from the Old French word “denier,” meaning “to refuse or reject.” It is also related to the Latin word “denegare,” meaning “to deny.” In everyday French, dénier is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or events in the past that are uncertain or hypothetical.
Examples:
- Je doute qu’il ait dénié les accusations. (I doubt that he denied the accusations.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait dénié ses sentiments pour lui. (It is possible that she denied her feelings for him.)
- Nous craignons qu’ils aient dénié toute responsabilité dans cette affaire. (We fear that they denied any responsibility in this matter.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dénier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dénié | Je doute que j’aie dénié. | I doubt that I denied. |
tu | aies dénié | Il faut que tu aies dénié. | You must have denied. |
il | ait dénié | Il est possible qu’il ait dénié. | It’s possible he denied. |
elle | ait dénié | Elle craint qu’elle ait dénié. | She fears she denied. |
on | ait dénié | On veut qu’on ait dénié. | We want it to have been denied. |
nous | ayons dénié | Espérons que nous ayons dénié. | Let’s hope we denied. |
vous | ayez dénié | Il est important que vous ayez dénié. | It’s important that you denied. |
ils | aient dénié | Ils doutent qu’ils aient dénié. | They doubt they denied. |
elles | aient dénié | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient dénié. | They prefer they denied. |
Other Conjugations for Dénier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dénier
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Dénier – 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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