Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Introduction to the verb drainer
The English translation of the French verb drainer is “to drain.” It is pronounced as [dreɪne] in the infinitive form.
The word “drainer” comes from the Old French word “draignier,” which means “to draw out or to drain.” It is derived from the Latin word “dērēctus,” meaning “to lead off.”
In everyday French, “drainer” is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a wish, desire, or hypothetical situation that did not happen in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies drainé l’eau du bain avant de partir. (I would have liked if you had drained the water from the bathtub before leaving.)
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Il aurait fallu que nous drainerons le champ avant la pluie. (We should have drained the field before the rain.)
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Je regrette que tu n’aies pas drainé les pâtes correctement. (I regret that you did not drain the pasta correctly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of drainer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie drainé | Je ne pense pas que j’aie drainé assez. | I don’t think I drained enough. |
tu | aies drainé | J’espère que tu aies drainé. | I hope you drained. |
il | ait drainé | Il est nécessaire qu’il ait drainé. | It is necessary that he drained. |
elle | ait drainé | Elle doit s’assurer qu’elle ait drainé. | She must make sure she drained. |
on | ait drainé | On veut qu’on ait drainé. | We want it to have been drained. |
nous | ayons drainé | Nous voulons que nous ayons drainé. | We want to have drained. |
vous | ayez drainé | Vous craignez qu’elle ayez drainé. | You fear she drained. |
ils | aient drainé | Ils espèrent qu’ils aient drainé. | They hope they drained. |
elles | aient drainé | Elles veulent qu’elles aient drainé. | They want it to have been drained. |
Other Conjugations for Drainer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drainer
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Drainer – 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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