Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Introduction to the verb effrayer
The English translation of the French verb effrayer is “to scare” or “to frighten.” The infinitive form of effrayer is pronounced as “eff-ray-ay.”
The verb effrayer comes from the Latin word “exfractus” meaning “to break out.” It evolved into the Old French word “esfreer” meaning “to break out in a sweat.” Over time, it took on the meaning of “to scare” or “to frighten.” In every day French, the verb effrayer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai peur que tu ne l’aies effrayé. (I’m afraid that you scared him/her.)
- Il est possible que nous l’ayons effrayé avec notre bruit. (It’s possible that we frightened him/her with our noise.)
- Je doute qu’il se soit fait effrayer par cette histoire. (I doubt that he was scared by this story.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of effrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie effrayé | Je doute que j’aie effrayé. | I doubt that I scared. |
tu | aies effrayé | Tu craignais que tu aies effrayé. | You feared you scared. |
il | ait effrayé | Il est possible qu’il ait effrayé. | It’s possible he scared. |
elle | ait effrayé | Elle voulait qu’elle ait effrayé. | She wanted to have scared. |
on | ait effrayé | On doute qu’on ait effrayé. | We doubt we scared. |
nous | ayons effrayé | Nous sommes contents que nous ayons effrayé. | We are happy we scared. |
vous | ayez effrayé | Il faut que vous ayez effrayé. | You must have scared. |
ils | aient effrayé | Ils préfèrent qu’ils aient effrayé. | They prefer they scared. |
elles | aient effrayé | Elles ont peur qu’elles aient effrayé. | They are afraid they scared. |
Other Conjugations for Effrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effrayer
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Effrayer – 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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