Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Introduction to the verb durer
The English translation of the French verb durer is “to last” or “to endure.” It is pronounced as “doo-ray.”
The word durer comes from the Latin word “durare,” meaning “to endure” or “to last.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a past tense used in subordinate clauses.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il faut que ça ait duré toute la nuit. (It’s necessary that it lasted all night.)
- Je suis contente que ça ait duré si longtemps. (I am happy that it lasted so long.)
- Elle a peur que ça ait duré trop longtemps. (She is afraid that it lasted too long.)
English translations:
- It’s necessary that it lasted all night.
- I am happy that it lasted so long.
- She is afraid that it lasted too long.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of durer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie duré | Si seulement j’aie duré. | If only I had lasted. |
tu | aies duré | Il se peut que tu aies duré. | It’s possible you lasted. |
il | ait duré | Il est heureux qu’il ait duré. | He is happy that he lasted. |
elle | ait duré | Elle préfère qu’elle ait duré. | She prefers that she lasted. |
on | ait duré | On veut qu’on ait duré. | We want to have lasted. |
nous | ayons duré | Peut-être que nous ayons duré. | Maybe we lasted. |
vous | ayez duré | Il est important que vous ayez duré. | It’s important you lasted. |
ils | aient duré | Ils espèrent qu’ils aient duré. | They hope they lasted. |
elles | aient duré | Elles doutent qu’elles aient duré. | They doubt they lasted. |
Other Conjugations for Durer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
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Durer – 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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