Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Introduction to the verb imaginer
The English translation of the French verb “imaginer” is “to imagine.” The infinitive form of “imaginer” is pronounced as “ee-ma-zhee-nay.”
The verb “imaginer” is derived from the Latin word “imaginare,” meaning “to form a mental picture.” In everyday French, it is commonly used in the present and imperfect tenses to express the act of imagining or picturing something. However, the Passé Simple tense (Simple Past) is rarely used in everyday spoken French, as it is considered more formal and typically found in written literature or formal contexts.
Three simple examples of “imaginer” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations, are:
- J’imaginai une vie meilleure. (I imagined a better life.)
- Elle imagina une histoire fantastique. (She imagined a fantastic story.)
- Ils imaginèrent un plan ingénieux. (They imagined a clever plan.)
Please note that while these examples showcase the Passé Simple tense, it is more common to use the present or imperfect tenses when expressing imagination in everyday French.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of imaginer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | imaginai | J’imaginai une histoire. | I imagined a story. |
Tu | imaginas | Tu imaginas la solution. | You imagined the solution. |
Il | imagina | Il imagina une nouvelle vie. | He imagined a new life. |
Elle | imagina | Elle imagina un monde meilleur. | She imagined a better world. |
On | imagina | On imagina une excuse. | One imagined an excuse. |
Nous | imaginâmes | Nous imaginâmes un plan. | We imagined a plan. |
Vous | imaginâtes | Vous imaginâtes une réponse. | You imagined an answer. |
Ils | imaginèrent | Ils imaginèrent la scène. | They imagined the scene. |
Elles | imaginèrent | Elles imaginèrent un avenir radieux. | They (feminine) imagined a bright future. |
Other Conjugations for Imaginer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
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Imaginer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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