Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Introduction to the verb dialoguer
The English translation of the French verb dialoguer is “to dialogue” or “to have a conversation.” It is pronounced as “dee-al-oh-geh.”
The word dialoguer comes from the Latin word “dialogare,” which means “to converse.” It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French to indicate the action of having a conversation or dialogue with someone.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, dialoguer is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past. It is typically used after expressions such as “il est possible que” (it is possible that), “je doute que” (I doubt that), or “je souhaite que” (I wish that).
Example 1: Il est possible que nous ayons dialogué hier soir. (It is possible that we had a conversation last night.)
Example 2: Je doute que tu aies dialogué avec lui. (I doubt that you had a conversation with him.)
Example 3: Je souhaite que vous ayez dialogué avec elle pour clarifier les choses. (I wish that you had a conversation with her to clarify things.)
Overall, dialoguer in the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a past hypothetical or uncertain conversation as opposed to the indicative tense which would indicate a definite, factual conversation.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dialoguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dialogué | Il est possible que j’aie dialogué. | It’s possible I conversed. |
tu | aies dialogué | Je souhaite que tu aies dialogué. | I hope you conversed. |
il | ait dialogué | Il doute que j’ait dialogué. | He doubts I conversed. |
elle | ait dialogué | Elle est contente qu’elle ait dialogué. | She is happy she conversed. |
on | ait dialogué | On préfère qu’on ait dialogué. | We prefer it to have been conversed. |
nous | ayons dialogué | Il faut que nous ayons dialogué. | We must have conversed. |
vous | ayez dialogué | Il est important que vous ayez dialogué. | It’s important that you conversed. |
ils | aient dialogué | Ils espèrent qu’ils aient dialogué. | They hope they conversed. |
elles | aient dialogué | Elles sont tristes qu’elles aient dialogué. | They are sad they conversed. |
Other Conjugations for Dialoguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dialoguer
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Dialoguer – 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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