Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Introduction to the verb doucher
The English translation of the French verb doucher is “to shower”. It is pronounced as “do-shay” in its infinitive form.
The word doucher comes from the Latin word “ducere” which means “to lead or guide”. In Old French, it was originally used to refer to the act of guiding or directing someone or something. Over time, it evolved to also mean the act of pouring water over someone or something.
In everyday French, doucher is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or imagined action in the past. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb avoir or être, followed by the past participle of doucher.
Examples:
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Il fallait que je me sois douché avant de sortir. (It was necessary for me to have showered before going out.)
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J’aurais préféré que tu te sois douché avant de venir. (I would have preferred for you to have showered before coming.)
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Il est possible qu’ils se soient douchés ensemble. (It is possible that they showered together.)
English translations:
- I had to shower before going out.
- I would have preferred if you had showered before coming.
- It is possible that they showered together.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of doucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie douché | Je doute que j’aie douché. | I doubt that I showered. |
tu | aies douché | Il faut que tu aies douché. | You must have showered. |
il | ait douché | Il est possible qu’il ait douché. | It’s possible he showered. |
elle | ait douché | Elle craint qu’elle ait douché. | She fears she showered. |
on | ait douché | On veut qu’on ait douché. | We want it to have been showered. |
nous | ayons douché | Espérons que nous ayons douché. | Let’s hope we showered. |
vous | ayez douché | Il est important que vous ayez douché. | It’s important that you showered. |
ils | aient douché | Ils doutent qu’ils aient douché. | They doubt they showered. |
elles | aient douché | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient douché. | They prefer they showered. |
Other Conjugations for Doucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb doucher
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Doucher – 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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