Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Introduction to the verb désapprouver
The English translation of the French verb désapprouver is “to disapprove.” It is pronounced as “day-zah-proo-vay” in the infinitive form.
The word désapprouver comes from the Latin word “disapprobare,” meaning to reject or disapprove. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a tense used to express actions that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past.
Three simple examples of désapprouver in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
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J’aurais préféré que tu n’aies pas désapprouvé ma décision. (I would have preferred that you had not disapproved of my decision.)
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Il avait peur que ses parents aient désapprouvé son choix de carrière. (He was afraid that his parents had disapproved of his career choice.)
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Nous regrettons que vous ayez désapprouvé notre projet. (We regret that you had disapproved of our project.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of désapprouver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie désapprouvé | Il est possible que j’aie désapprouvé. | It’s possible I disapproved. |
tu | aies désapprouvé | Tu ne penses pas que tu aies désapprouvé. | You don’t think you disapproved. |
il | ait désapprouvé | Il est important qu’il ait désapprouvé. | It’s important he disapproved. |
elle | ait désapprouvé | Elle est contente qu’elle ait désapprouvé. | She is glad she disapproved. |
on | ait désapprouvé | On espère que ça ne soit pas désapprouvé. | We hope it wasn’t disapproved. |
nous | ayons désapprouvé | Nous souhaitons que nous ayons désapprouvé. | We hope we disapproved. |
vous | ayez désapprouvé | Vous pensez qu’il faut que vous ayez désapprouvé. | You think you have to disapprove. |
ils | aient désapprouvé | Ils craignent qu’ils aient désapprouvé. | They fear they disapproved. |
elles | aient désapprouvé | Elles n’aiment pas que ça se soit désapprouvé. | They don’t like that it was disapproved. |
Other Conjugations for Désapprouver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
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Désapprouver – 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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