Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Introduction to the verb embrigader
The English translation of the French verb embrigader is “to enlist” or “to recruit”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ahm-bree-gah-day”.
The word embrigader comes from the Old French word “brigade”, meaning “unit of soldiers”. It is derived from the Italian word “brigata” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, embrigader is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’ai demandé à mon ami de m’embrigader dans son entreprise. (I asked my friend to enlist me in his company.)
- Il est essentiel que nous les ayons embrigadés avant la fin de la semaine. (It is essential that we have recruited them before the end of the week.)
- Je regrette que tu n’aies pas été embrigadé dans l’armée comme moi. (I regret that you were not enlisted in the army like I was.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express the possibility or desire of enlisting/recruiting someone in the past. The use of the verb in this tense often implies a sense of obligation or necessity.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of embrigader
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie embrigadé | Je doute que j’aie embrigadé ces jeunes. | I doubt that I recruited these young people. |
tu | aies embrigadé | Il est important que tu aies embrigadé un groupe. | It’s important that you recruited a group. |
il | ait embrigadé | Je crains qu’il ait embrigadé des enfants. | I fear he recruited children. |
elle | ait embrigadé | Elle craint qu’elle ait embrigadé des soldats. | She fears she recruited soldiers. |
on | ait embrigadé | On veut qu’on ait embrigadé ces jeunes. | We want these young people to have been recruited. |
nous | ayons embrigadé | Nous espérons que nous ayons embrigadé de nouveaux membres. | We hope we recruited new members. |
vous | ayez embrigadé | Il faut que vous ayez embrigadé une équipe. | You must have recruited a team. |
ils | aient embrigadé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient embrigadé ces personnes. | They doubt they recruited these people. |
elles | aient embrigadé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient embrigadé un groupe. | They prefer they recruited a group. |
Other Conjugations for Embrigader.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrigader
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Embrigader – 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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