Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Introduction to the verb divorcer
The English translation of the French verb divorcer is “to divorce.” The infinitive form, divorcer, is pronounced “dee-vor-say.”
The word divorcer comes from the Latin word “divortium” meaning “separation” or “divorce.” It entered the French language in the 13th century and has been used in its current form since the 16th century.
In everyday French, the verb divorcer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past possibility or hypothetical situation.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que mes parents ne divorcent pas.
Translation: I wish my parents hadn’t divorced. -
Il est possible que tes amis aient divorcé sans que tu le saches.
Translation: It’s possible that your friends got divorced without you knowing. -
Nous aurions divorcé si nous n’avions pas fait de thérapie de couple.
Translation: We would have gotten divorced if we hadn’t done couples therapy.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of divorcer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie divorcé | Je suis content que j’aie divorcé. | I am glad that I divorced. |
tu | aies divorcé | Il est nécessaire que tu aies divorcé. | It is necessary that you divorced. |
il | ait divorcé | Il est possible qu’il ait divorcé. | It’s possible he divorced. |
elle | ait divorcé | Elle craint qu’elle ait divorcé. | She fears she divorced. |
on | ait divorcé | On veut qu’on ait divorcé. | We want it to have been divorced. |
nous | ayons divorcé | Il est regrettable que nous ayons divorcé. | It is regrettable that we divorced. |
vous | ayez divorcé | Il est important que vous ayez divorcé. | It’s important that you divorced. |
ils | aient divorcé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient divorcé. | They doubt they divorced. |
elles | aient divorcé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient divorcé. | They prefer they divorced. |
Other Conjugations for Divorcer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divorcer
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Divorcer – 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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