Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Introduction to the verb ablater
The English translation of the French verb ablater is “to remove” or “to erode.” It is pronounced as “ah-blah-teh.”
The language origin of ablater can be traced back to the Latin word “ablatus,” which means “carried away” or “taken away.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three simple examples of ablater in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
- Il fallait que je l’ablatasse avant qu’il ne devienne trop grand. (I needed to remove it before it became too big.)
- Je souhaitais que tu ablatasses les mauvaises herbes du jardin. (I wished that you would remove the weeds from the garden.)
- Elle craignait que la pluie n’ablât les traces de pas sur le sol. (She was afraid that the rain would wash away the footprints on the ground.)
English translations:
- I needed to remove it before it became too big.
- I wished that you would remove the weeds from the garden.
- She was afraid that the rain would wash away the footprints on the ground.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of ablater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | ablatasse | Si je travaillais moins, je n’ablatasse pas autant. | If I worked less, I wouldn’t ablate as much. |
tu | ablatasses | Si tu ne te reposais pas autant, tu ablatasses mieux. | If you didn’t rest as much, you would ablate better. |
il | ablatât | S’il travaillait plus dur, il ablatât plus vite. | If he worked harder, he would ablate faster. |
elle | ablatât | Si elle ne se reposait pas tant, elle ablatât plus efficacement. | If she didn’t rest as much, she would ablate more efficiently. |
on | ablatât | Si on ne faisait pas attention, on ablatât des erreurs. | If one wasn’t careful, one would make mistakes. |
nous | ablatassions | Si nous ablatassions moins, nous avancerions plus vite. | If we ablated less, we would make progress faster. |
vous | ablatassiez | Si vous n’ablatassiez pas autant, vous seriez moins fatigués. | If you didn’t ablate as much, you would be less tired. |
ils | ablatassent | S’ils ablatassent plus, ils produiraient plus de résultats. | If they ablated more, they would produce more results. |
elles | ablatassent | Si elles ablatassent autant, elles avanceraient plus rapidement. | If they ablated as much, they would make progress faster. |
Other Conjugations for Ablater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ablater
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Ablater – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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