Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Introduction to the verb discréditer
The English translation of the French verb discréditer is “to discredit.” It is pronounced as “dees-kreh-dee-tay.”
The word discréditer comes from the Latin word “discredere,” which means “to disbelieve.” It entered the French language in the 15th century and has been derived from the Old French word “descredire.” This verb is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a literary tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’ai peur qu’il ait discrédité notre projet. (I am afraid that he may have discredited our project.)
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Il est possible que tu aies discrédité sa réputation. (It is possible that you have discredited his reputation.)
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Nous regrettons que vous ayez discrédité notre entreprise. (We regret that you have discredited our company.)
In these examples, the verb discréditer is conjugated in the Subjonctif Passé tense with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) and the past participle “discrédité.” It expresses a doubt or possibility about an action that has already happened in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of discréditer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie discrédité | Je crains que j’aie discrédité. | I fear that I have discredited. |
tu | aies discrédité | Il faut que tu aies discrédité. | You must have discredited. |
il | ait discrédité | Il est possible qu’il ait discrédité. | It’s possible he has discredited. |
elle | ait discrédité | Elle doute qu’elle ait discrédité. | She doubts that she has discredited. |
on | ait discrédité | On espère qu’on ait discrédité. | We hope it has been discredited. |
nous | ayons discrédité | Il est important que nous ayons discrédité. | It’s important that we have discredited. |
vous | ayez discrédité | Il est important que vous ayez discrédité. | It’s important that you have discredited. |
ils | aient discrédité | Ils doutent qu’ils aient discrédité. | They doubt they have discredited. |
elles | aient discrédité | Elles veulent qu’elles aient discrédité. | They want that they have discredited. |
Other Conjugations for Discréditer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
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Discréditer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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