Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Introduction to the verb claudiquer
The English translation of the French verb claudiquer is “to limp” or “to hobble”. It is pronounced as “klo-dee-keh”.
Claudiquer comes from the Old French word “claudiker”, which comes from the Latin word “claudicare”, meaning “to limp”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who has difficulty walking due to an injury or disability.
In the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, claudiquer is often used in hypothetical or uncertain situations. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Il fallait que je claudique pour arriver au sommet de la montagne. (I had to limp to reach the top of the mountain.)
- Je doutais qu’il claudiquât encore après sa récente opération. (I doubted that he was still limping after his recent surgery.)
- Il était possible que le chien claudiquât à cause de sa patte cassée. (It was possible that the dog was limping because of its broken paw.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of claudiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | claudiquasse | Si j’avais mal, je claudiquasse. | If I were in pain, I would limp. |
tu | claudiquasses | Si tu courais vite, tu claudiquasses. | If you ran fast, you would limp. |
il | claudiquât | Il serait fatigué s’il claudiquât ainsi. | He would be tired if he limped like that. |
elle | claudiquât | Elle aurait un calin s’il claudiquât vers elle. | She would get a hug if she limped towards him. |
on | claudiquât | Si on claudiquât, on serait encore plus en retard. | If one limped, one would be even later. |
nous | claudiquassions | Si nous claudiquassions, il faudrait de l’aide. | If we limped, we would need help. |
vous | claudiquassiez | Si vous claudiquassiez, vous seriez fatigué. | If you limped, you would be tired. |
ils | claudiquassent | S’ils claudiquassent, leurs amis les soutiendraient. | If they limped, their friends would support them. |
elles | claudiquassent | Si elles claudiquassent, elles prendraient plus de temps. | If they limped, they would take more time. |
Other Conjugations for Claudiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb claudiquer
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Claudiquer – 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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