Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Introduction to the verb compasser
The English translation of the French verb compasser is “to compass” or “to measure with a compass.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kohm-pa-seh.”
The word compasser comes from the Latin word “compassare,” meaning “to measure.” It is a regular -er verb in French and is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a possible but uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how compasser is used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
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J’aimerais que tu compasses cette surface pour mesurer sa longueur. (I would like you to use a compass to measure the length of this surface.)
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Il fallait que je compassasse la zone pour vérifier la précision de la carte. (I had to use a compass to check the accuracy of the map.)
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Si nous compassions les angles, nous aurions évité cette erreur. (If we had measured the angles, we would have avoided this mistake.)
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I wish you would use a compass to measure the length of this surface.
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I had to use a compass to check the accuracy of the map.
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If we had measured the angles, we would have avoided this mistake.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of compasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | compassasse | Si j’étais grand, je compassasse mieux. | If I were tall, I would measure better. |
tu | compassasses | Si tu avais un compas, tu compassasses plus facilement. | If you had a compass, you would measure more easily. |
il | compassât | Si il avait du talent, il compassât parfaitement. | If he had talent, he would measure perfectly. |
elle | compassât | Si elle était précise, elle compassât mieux. | If she were precise, she would measure better. |
on | compassât | Si on était organisé, on compassât plus rapidement. | If one were organized, one would measure more quickly. |
nous | compassassions | Si nous compassassions attentivement, nous réussirions. | If we measured carefully, we would succeed. |
vous | compassassiez | Si vous compassassiez de cette façon, vous obtiendriez un bon résultat. | If you measured this way, you would get a good result. |
ils | compassassent | S’ils compassassent ensemble, ça ne serait pas précis. | If they measured together, it wouldn’t be precise. |
elles | compassassent | Si elles avaient un compas, elles compassassent plus souvent. | If they had a compass, they would measure more often. |
Other Conjugations for Compasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
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Compasser – 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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