Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Introduction to the verb discontinuer
The English translation of the French verb discontinuer is “to discontinue” or “to stop.” It is pronounced “dees-kontin-ew-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word discontinuer comes from the Latin word “discontinuare,” meaning “to interrupt.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or events that may have happened in the past but are uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of discontinuer in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their English translations:
- Il faut que j’aie discontinué de fumer. (I need to have stopped smoking.)
- Je doute qu’il ait discontinué ses études. (I doubt he discontinued his studies.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait discontinué de travailler pour voyager. (It is possible that she stopped working to travel.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of discontinuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie discontinué | Je suis content que j’aie discontinué. | I’m glad I have discontinued. |
tu | aies discontinué | Il est possible que tu aies discontinué. | It’s possible that you have discontinued. |
il | ait discontinué | Il est important qu’il ait discontinué. | It’s important that he has discontinued. |
elle | ait discontinué | Elle est triste qu’elle ait discontinué. | She is sad that she has discontinued. |
on | ait discontinué | On craint qu’on ait discontinué. | We fear that it has been discontinued. |
nous | ayons discontinué | Nous espérons que nous ayons discontinué. | We hope we have discontinued. |
vous | ayez discontinué | Vous préférez que vous ayez discontinué. | You prefer that you have discontinued. |
ils | aient discontinué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient discontinué. | They doubt they have discontinued. |
elles | aient discontinué | Elles sont fières qu’elles aient discontinué. | They are proud that they have discontinued. |
Other Conjugations for Discontinuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discontinuer
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Discontinuer – 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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