Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Introduction to the verb dispenser
The English translation of the French verb dispenser is “to dispense.” It is pronounced as ” dees-pehn-say” in its infinitive form.
The verb dispenser comes from the Latin word dispensare, which means “to distribute.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il aurait fallu que tu dispensasses les médicaments aux patients. (It would have been necessary for you to dispense medication to the patients.)
- Nous souhaitions que le professeur nous ait dispensé du devoir. (We wished that the teacher had excused us from the homework.)
- Elle regrettait que je ne lui aie pas dispensé mes conseils. (She regretted that I had not given her my advice.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dispenser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dispensé | Il est peu probable que j’aie dispensé. | It is unlikely that I dispensed. |
tu | aies dispensé | Je suis content que tu aies dispensé. | I am glad that you dispensed. |
il | ait dispensé | Il est important que je l’aie dispensé. | It is important that he dispensed. |
elle | ait dispensé | Il est possible qu’elle ait dispensé. | It is possible that she dispensed. |
on | ait dispensé | Il est nécessaire que je l’aie dispensé. | It is necessary that he dispensed. |
nous | ayons dispensé | Nous sommes contents que nous ayons dispensé. | We are glad that we dispensed. |
vous | ayez dispensé | Je suis heureux que vous ayez dispensé. | I am happy that you dispensed. |
ils | aient dispensé | Elle doute qu’ils aient dispensé. | She doubts that they dispensed. |
elles | aient dispensé | Il est peu probable qu’elles aient dispensé. | It is unlikely that they dispensed. |
Other Conjugations for Dispenser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dispenser
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Dispenser – 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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