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Leçon 106 - Le passé du subjonctif

leçon

cent-six

le passé

du subjonctif

lesson

hundred-six

the past

of the subjunctive

Lesson 106 - The Past Subjunctive

Line 1 / 19

Jeanne était contente que j’aie regardé sa course.

Jeanne

était

contente

que

j’aie regardé

sa course

Jean

was

happy

that

I had watched

her race

Joan was happy that I watched her race.

Line 2 / 19

Il est étonnant que tu aies fini si vite.

il

est

étonnant

que

tu aies fini

si

vite

it

is

astonishing

tjat

you (fam) have finished

so

quickly

It is astonishing that you finished so quickly.

Line 3 / 19

Il est regrettable que Jean ait vendu son cheval.

il

est

regrettable

que

Jean

ait vendu

son cheval

it

is

regrettable

that

John

has sold

his horse

It is regrettable that John [has] sold his horse.

Line 4 / 19

C’est dommage que nous n’ayons pas suivi leurs conseils.

c’est

dommage

que

nous

n'ayons pas suivi

leurs conseils

it is

pity

that

we

not have not followed

their counsel

It’s too bad that we did not follow their advice.

Line 5 / 19

Il est bon que vous ayez déjà vu ce film.

il

est

bon

que

vous ayez

déjà

vu

ce film

it

is

good

that

you have

already

seen

this film

It’s good that you have already seen that film.

Line 6 / 19

Je m’étonne qu’ils aient dormi si peu.

je

me

étonne

que

ils aient dormi

si peu

I

myself

astonish

that

they have slept

so little

I’m amazed that they slept so little.

Line 7 / 19

Où croit-elle que je sois allé?

croit-elle

que

je sois allé

where

believe she

that

I am gone

Where does she believe [that] I went?

Line 8 / 19

Il est possible que tu sois entré avant eux.

il

est

possible

que

tu

sois entré

avant eux

it

is

possible

that

you

are entered

before them

It is possible that you entered before them.

Line 9 / 19

Nous resterons jusqu’à ce que Jacques soit arrivé.

nous

resterons

jusqu’à

ce

que

Jacques

soit arrivé

we

will stay

up to

this

that

Jacques

is arrived

We will stay until James has arrived.

Line 10 / 19

Il a fallu que nous soyons partis.

il a fallu

que

nous

soyons partis

it has been necessary

that

we

are left

It was necessary that we leave.

Line 11 / 19

Il a fallu que vous en soyez venu.

il a fallu

que

vous

en

soyez venu

it has been necessary

that

you

of it

are come

You had to come from there.

Line 12 / 19

Pensez-vous qu’elles soient nées?

pensez-vous

que

elles

soient nées

think you

that

they (f)

are born

Do you think that they’ve been born?

Line 13 / 19

Se peut-il que tu te sois trompé d’heure?

se

peut

il

que

tu

te

sois trompé

d’heure

itself

can

it

that

you

yourself

be mistaken

of time

Is it possible that you made a mistake about the time?

Line 14 / 19

Est-il possible que vous ayez perdu vos lunettes?

est-il

possible

que

vous ayez perdu

vos lunettes

is it

possible

that

you have lost

your glasses

Is it possible that you have lost your glasses?

Line 15 / 19

Il semble que je les aie perdues.

il

semble

que

je

les

aie perdues

it

seems

that

I

them

have lost

It seems that I have lost them.

Line 16 / 19

Est-ce qu’Antoine est certain que tu l’aies reconnu?

est-ce que

Antoine

est

certain

que

tu

le / la

aies reconnu

is it that

Antoine

is

certain

that

you

him / her

have recognized

Is Anthony certain that you recognized him?

Line 17 / 19

Je doute que tu sois parti trop tôt.

je

doute

que

tu sois parti

trop tôt

I

doubt

that

you are departed

too early

I doubt that you left too early.

Line 18 / 19

Bien qu’ils soient souvent tombés, ils se sont amusés.

bien que

ils soient

souvent

tombés

ils

se

sont

amusés

well that

they are

often

fallen

they

themselves

are

amused

Although they fell often, they had a good time.

Line 19 / 19

Nous sommes contents que vous vous soyez amusés.

nous

sommes

contents

que

vous

vous

soyez amusés

we

are

happy

that

you

yourself

are amused

We are happy that you had a good time.