Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Introduction to the verb culminer
The English translation of the French verb culminer is “to culminate” or “to reach its peak.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kewl-mee-nay.”
The word culminer comes from the Latin word “culmen” which means “summit” or “top.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Il faut que notre travail culmine en un projet réussi. (It is necessary that our work culminates in a successful project.)
- Je souhaite que la soirée culmine en un feu d’artifice. (I hope that the evening culminates in a fireworks display.)
- Il est important que la saison culmine en une victoire pour notre équipe. (It is important that the season culminates in a victory for our team.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of culminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | culmine | Il est important que je culmine. | It’s important I culminate. |
tu | culmines | Je souhaite que tu culmines. | I wish you would culminate. |
il | culmine | Il est préférable qu’il culmine. | It’s preferable he culminates. |
elle | culmine | Elle veut que j’elle culmine. | She wants her to culminate. |
on | culmine | Il est essentiel qu’on culmine. | It’s essential we culminate. |
nous | culminions | Il est possible que nous culminions. | It’s possible we culminate. |
vous | culminiez | Il est crucial que vous culminiez. | It’s crucial you culminate. |
ils | culminent | Il est nécessaire qu’ils culminent. | It’s necessary they culminate. |
elles | culminent | Il est important qu’elles culminent. | It’s important they culminate. |
Other Conjugations for Culminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culminer
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Culminer – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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