Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Introduction to the verb expier
The English translation of the French verb expier is “to expiate” or “to atone for.” It is pronounced as “ehk-spee-ay.”
The word expier comes from the Latin word “expiare,” meaning “to make amends.” It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, expier is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish or a desire for something to happen in the future. It can also be used to express a hypothetical situation.
Here are three simple examples of expier in the Subjonctif Présent tense, with their English translations:
- J’aimerais que tu expies tes péchés avant de mourir. (I would like for you to atone for your sins before you die.)
- Il est temps que nous expiions nos erreurs et que nous avancions. (It is time for us to expiate our mistakes and move forward.)
- Si j’avais plus de temps, j’expierais mes fautes passées. (If I had more time, I would atone for my past mistakes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of expier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | expie | Je veux qu’il expie ses erreurs. | I want him to atone for his mistakes. |
tu | expies | Je crains que tu expies. | I fear you atone. |
il | expie | Il est possible qu’il expie. | It’s possible he atones. |
elle | expie | Elle veut qu’elle expie. | She wants her to atone. |
on | expire | Je doute qu’on expire. | I doubt we atone. |
nous | expiions | Je souhaite que nous expiions. | I wish we atone. |
vous | expiiez | Je veux que vous expiiez. | I want you to atone. |
ils | expient | Il est important qu’ils expient. | It’s important they atone. |
elles | expient | Il est nécessaire qu’elles expient. | It’s necessary they atone. |
Other Conjugations for Expier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
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Expier – 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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