Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Introduction to the verb confédérer
The English translation of the French verb confédérer is “to confederate” or “to form a confederation.” The infinitive form, confédérer, is pronounced “kohn-fay-deh-ray.”
Confédérer comes from the Latin word “confederare,” meaning “to unite.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of confédérer in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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Je souhaitais que nous confédérions nos forces pour atteindre nos objectifs communs. (I wished that we would confederate our strengths to achieve our common goals.)
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Il fallait que les pays voisins confédérassent pour lutter contre l’envahisseur. (It was necessary for the neighboring countries to confederate in order to fight against the invader.)
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Je craignais que leur alliance ne se confédérât pas assez rapidement pour sauver la situation. (I was afraid that their alliance would not confederate quickly enough to save the situation.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of confédérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | confédérasse | Si j’étais français, je confédérasse avec d’autres pays. | If I were French, I would confederate with other countries. |
tu | confédérasses | Si tu voulais, tu confédérasses avec tes amis. | If you wanted, you would confederate with your friends. |
il | confédérât | Il serait plus fort s’il confédérât avec d’autres équipes. | He would be stronger if he confederated with other teams. |
elle | confédérât | Elle perdrait moins souvent si elle confédérât avec ses coéquipiers. | She would lose less often if she confederated with her teammates. |
on | confédérât | Si on travaillait ensemble, on confédérât plus facilement. | If one worked together, one would confederate more easily. |
nous | confédérassions | Si nous confédérassions nos ressources, nous serions plus efficaces. | If we confederated our resources, we would be more effective. |
vous | confédérassiez | Si vous confédérassiez vos idées, vous auriez plus d’impact. | If you confederated your ideas, you would have more impact. |
ils | confédérassent | S’ils confédérassent leurs forces, ils pourraient gagner. | If they confederated their forces, they could win. |
elles | confédérassent | Si elles confédérassent leurs compétences, elles seraient plus fortes. | If they confederated their skills, they would be stronger. |
Other Conjugations for Confédérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confédérer
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Confédérer – 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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