Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Introduction to the verb attabler
The English translation of the French verb attabler is “to sit at the table.” It is pronounced ah-ta-blair.
Attabler comes from the French word “table,” meaning table. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is used in situations where there is doubt, emotion, or subjectivity.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il fallait que nous nous attablions pour le dîner ensemble. (We had to sit at the table for dinner together.)
- Je préférais que vous vous attabliez à côté de moi. (I preferred that you sat at the table next to me.)
- Il était important que les enfants s’attablent avant de commencer à manger. (It was important that the children sat at the table before starting to eat.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of attabler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | attablasse | Si je pouvais, j’attablasse tout le monde. | If I could, I would gather everyone around the table. |
tu | attablasses | Si tu t’entendais avec lui, tu l’attablasses plus souvent. | If you got along with him, you would invite him over more often. |
il | attablât | Il serait content si il attablât avec ses amis. | He would be happy if he ate with his friends. |
elle | attablât | Elle serait surprise si elle attablât avec son patron. | She would be surprised if she had dinner with her boss. |
on | attablât | Si on attablât plus tôt, on pourrait aller au cinéma après. | If one had dinner earlier, one could go to the movies after. |
nous | attablassions | Si nous attablassions en famille, ce serait sympa. | If we ate together as a family, it would be nice. |
vous | attablassiez | Si vous attablassiez plus souvent, on aurait plus de temps libre. | If you had dinner together more often, we would have more free time. |
ils | attablassent | S’ils attablassent ensemble, ils se comprendraient mieux. | If they had dinner together, they would understand each other better. |
elles | attablassent | Si elles attablassent toutes les samedis, ça serait une tradition. | If they had dinner together every Saturday, it would be a tradition. |
Other Conjugations for Attabler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
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Attabler – 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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