Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Introduction to the verb botaniser
The English translation of the French verb botaniser is “to botanize” or “to go botanizing.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bo-ta-nee-ze.”
The word “botaniser” comes from the French word “botanique” meaning “botanical.” It is derived from the Greek words “botane” meaning “grass, herb” and “logos” meaning “study.” In everyday French, the verb botaniser is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is a verb tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’aimais que tu botanisasses dans les jardins publics. (I liked it when you used to go botanizing in public gardens.)
- Il fallait que nous botanisassions régulièrement pour compléter notre collection de plantes. (We had to go botanizing regularly to complete our collection of plants.)
- Je souhaitais que vous botanisassiez avec moi dans la forêt. (I wished that you would go botanizing with me in the forest.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of botaniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | botanisasse | Si j’étais toujours malade, je botanisasse moins. | If I were always sick, I would botanize less. |
tu | botanisasses | Si tu avais un plus grand jardin, tu botanisasses plus. | If you had a bigger garden, you would botanize more. |
il | botanisât | Il serait intéressé si il botanisât avec moi. | He would be interested if he botanized with me. |
elle | botanisât | Elle serait fatiguée si elle botanisât toute la journée. | She would be tired if she botanized all day. |
on | botanisât | Si on botanisât ensemble, on pourrait apprendre beaucoup. | If one botanized together, one could learn a lot. |
nous | botanisassions | Si nous botanisassions ensemble, ça serait amusant. | If we botanized together, it would be fun. |
vous | botanisassiez | Si vous botanisassiez plus souvent, vous auriez plus de connaissances. | If you botanized more often, you would have more knowledge. |
ils | botanisassent | S’ils botanisassent dans la forêt, ils verraient plus de plantes. | If they botanized in the forest, they would see more plants. |
elles | botanisassent | Si elles botanisassent dans leur jardin, elles pourraient cultiver des fleurs. | If they botanized in their garden, they could grow flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Botaniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botaniser
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Botaniser – 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
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