past subjunctive

past subjunctive
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
noun phrase
a. le passé du subjonctif
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
The teacher explained why "ait oublié" is in the past subjunctive in the French sentence "Je regrette qu'il ait oublié."Le professeur a expliqué pourquoi « ait oublié » est au passé du subjonctif dans la phrase française « Je regrette qu'il ait oublié. »
b. le subjonctif passé
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
To form the past subjunctive in French, use the present subjunctive of "avoir" or "être" followed by a past participle.Pour former le subjonctif passé en français, utilisez le subjonctif présent de « avoir » ou de « être », suivi d'un participe passé.
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