Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Introduction to the verb drapeler
The English translation of the French verb drapeler is “to drape” or “to hang.” It is pronounced drap-lay.
Drapeler comes from the Old French term “drapel” which means “cloth or banner.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express doubt, emotion, or hypothetical situations.
Here are three simple examples of how drapeler is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense in everyday French:
- J’espère que tu aies drapeler les drapeaux pour la cérémonie. (I hope that you have hung the flags for the ceremony.)
- Il faut que nous ayons drapeler les rideaux pour la fête. (We need to have draped the curtains for the party.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait drapeler les banderoles avant la manifestation. (It is possible that she hung the banners before the protest.)
In each of these examples, drapeler is used to express an action that is uncertain or hypothetical in the past. The Subjonctif Passé tense is used because the speaker is not sure if the action has been completed or not. Translated into English, the verb remains in the present tense but the auxiliary verb “avoir” is conjugated in the past tense.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of drapeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie drapélé | Je doute que j’aie drapélé. | I doubt that I hoisted. |
tu | aies drapélé | Il faut que tu aies drapélé. | You must have hoisted. |
il | ait drapélé | Il est possible qu’il ait drapélé. | It’s possible he hoisted. |
elle | ait drapélé | Elle craint qu’elle ait drapélé. | She fears she hoisted. |
on | ait drapélé | On veut qu’on ait drapélé. | We want it to have been hoisted. |
nous | ayons drapélé | Espérons que nous ayons drapélé. | Let’s hope we hoisted. |
vous | ayez drapélé | Il est important que vous ayez drapélé. | It’s important that you hoisted. |
ils | aient drapélé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient drapélé. | They doubt they hoisted. |
elles | aient drapélé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient drapélé. | They prefer they hoisted. |
Other Conjugations for Drapeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drapeler
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Drapeler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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