Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Introduction to the verb déserter
The English translation of the French verb déserter is “to desert.” It is pronounced as “deh-sehr-teh.”
Déserter comes from the Latin word “desertare” meaning “to abandon.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical action in the past or a regretful action.
- Il est possible que j’aie déserté mon poste trop tôt. (It is possible that I deserted my post too early.)
- Je regrette que tu aies déserté tes amis. (I regret that you deserted your friends.)
- Nous avions peur que vous eussiez déserté notre cause. (We were afraid that you deserted our cause.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé form of déserter is used to express doubt, regret, or fear about a past action.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of déserter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie déserté | Il est possible que j’aie déserté. | It’s possible I deserted. |
tu | aies déserté | J’espère que tu aies déserté. | I hope you deserted. |
il | ait déserté | Il est important qu’il ait déserté. | It’s important he deserted. |
elle | ait déserté | Elle préfère qu’elle ait déserté. | She prefers she deserted. |
on | ait déserté | On veut qu’on ait déserté. | We want it to have been deserted. |
nous | ayons déserté | Nous nions que nous ayons déserté. | We deny that we deserted. |
vous | ayez déserté | J’insiste que vous ayez déserté. | I insist that you deserted. |
ils | aient déserté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient déserté. | They doubt they deserted. |
elles | aient déserté | Elles craignent qu’elles aient déserté. | They fear they deserted. |
Other Conjugations for Déserter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déserter
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Déserter – 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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