Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Introduction to the verb charmer
The English translation of the French verb charmer is “to charm” or “to enchant.” The infinitive form is pronounced “shahr-may.”
The word charmer comes from the Old French word “charmer,” which means “to enchant, to bewitch.” It is derived from the Latin word “carminare,” which means “to recite magical formulas.”
In everyday French, the verb charmer is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which indicates a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is often used in expressions of wish, emotion, or doubt.
Here are three examples of charmer in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense with their English translations:
- Il fallait que tu me charmes avec tes belles paroles. (I wished that you would charm me with your beautiful words.)
- J’aurais aimé que la musique nous charme toute la nuit. (I would have liked for the music to charm us all night long.)
- Nous doutions qu’elle puisse nous charmer avec ses tours de magie. (We doubted that she could charm us with her magic tricks.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of charmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | charmasse | Si j’avais su, je charmasse le voisin. | If I had known, I would charm the neighbor. |
tu | charmasses | Si tu étais plus poli, tu charmasses la fille. | If you were more polite, you would charm the girl. |
il | charmat | Il serait content si il charmat le public. | He would be happy if he charmed the audience. |
elle | charmat | Elle serait ravie si elle charmat le client. | She would be delighted if she charmed the client. |
on | charmât | Si on charmât mieux, on aurait plus de succès. | If one charmed better, one would have more success. |
nous | charmassions | Si nous charmassions plus souvent, nous aurions plus d’amis. | If we charmed more often, we would have more friends. |
vous | charmassiez | Si vous charmassiez plus d’une personne à la fois, vous seriez plus efficace. | If you charmed more than one person at a time, you would be more effective. |
ils | charmassent | S’ils charmassent toute la journée, ils fatigueraient. | If they charmed all day long, they would get tired. |
elles | charmassent | Si elles charmassent ensemble, elles auraient plus de chance. | If they charmed together, they would have more luck. |
Other Conjugations for Charmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charmer
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Charmer – 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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