Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Introduction to the verb dissimuler
The English translation of the French verb dissimuler is “to conceal” or “to hide.” The infinitive form is pronounced “dee-see-myuh-lay.”
Dissimuler comes from the Latin word “dissimulare,” meaning to hide or feign. It entered the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, dissimuler is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express actions that are uncertain, hypothetical, or desired in the past.
Example 1: Il est possible que je l’aie dissimulé.
English translation: It is possible that I concealed it.
Example 2: Je doute qu’il ait dissimulé la vérité.
English translation: I doubt that he hid the truth.
Example 3: Il faut que nous ayons dissimulé nos intentions.
English translation: We must have concealed our intentions.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dissimuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie dissimulé | Je ne crois pas que j’aie dissimulé ma colère. | I don’t think I hid my anger. |
tu | aies dissimulé | Il est possible que tu aies dissimulé ta tristesse. | It’s possible you hid your sadness. |
il | ait dissimulé | Il est important qu’il ait dissimulé la vérité. | It’s important that he hid the truth. |
elle | ait dissimulé | Elle avait peur qu’elle ait dissimulé ses intentions. | She was afraid she hid her intentions. |
on | ait dissimulé | On espère qu’on ait dissimulé la saleté. | We hope we hid the dirt. |
nous | ayons dissimulé | Nous préférons que nous ayons dissimulé nos émotions. | We prefer we hid our emotions. |
vous | ayez dissimulé | Il m’a demandé de m’assurer que vous ayez dissimulé votre identité. | He asked me to make sure you concealed your identity. |
ils | aient dissimulé | Ils doutent que nous aient dissimulé la vérité. | They doubt we hid the truth. |
elles | aient dissimulé | Elles savent qu’elles aient dissimulé leur véritable personnalité. | They know they hid their true personality. |
Other Conjugations for Dissimuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dissimuler
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Dissimuler – 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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