Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Introduction to the verb driller
The English translation of the French verb driller is “to drill”. It is pronounced “dree-yeh”.
The language origin of driller can be traced back to the Old French word “drille”, meaning “to bore holes”. In modern everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or subjective action that took place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of driller in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their English translations:
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Il aurait fallu que je la drille pour qu’elle puisse comprendre.
English translation: I should have drilled her so she could understand. -
J’aurais préféré que tu le drilles avant de l’installer.
English translation: I would have preferred if you had drilled it before installing it. -
Il était important que nous les drillions avant de les utiliser.
English translation: It was important that we drilled them before using them.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of driller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie drillé | Je doute que j’aie drillé. | I doubt that I drilled. |
tu | aies drillé | Il faut que tu aies drillé. | You must have drilled. |
il | ait drillé | Il est possible qu’il ait drillé. | It’s possible he drilled. |
elle | ait drillé | Elle craint qu’elle ait drillé. | She fears she drilled. |
on | ait drillé | On veut qu’on ait drillé. | We want it to have been drilled. |
nous | ayons drillé | Espérons que nous ayons drillé. | Let’s hope we drilled. |
vous | ayez drillé | Il est important que vous ayez drillé. | It’s important that you drilled. |
ils | aient drillé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient drillé. | They doubt they drilled. |
elles | aient drillé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient drillé. | They prefer they drilled. |
Other Conjugations for Driller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
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Driller – 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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