Past Subjunctive - Subjonctif passé - French Grammar + Pronunciation Glossary

Definition: A compound tense used mainly in subordinate clauses to express emotion, doubt, etc. when the main clause is in the past.

Formation: Subjunctive auxiliary verb + past participle

Examples:

J'étais heureux que tu aies vu Luc.
I was happy that you saw Luc.

C'était dommage qu'il ne soit pas venu à Paris.
It was too bad that he didn't come to Paris.

Misspellings: sobjonctif passe, subjunctif passe

Related lessons: Past subjunctive - Compound tenses - Verb timeline

Related terms: auxiliary verb - past participle - compound tense