Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Introduction to the verb corroborer
The English translation of the French verb corroborer is “to corroborate” or “to confirm”. The infinitive form of corroborer is pronounced as “koh-roh-boh-ray”.
The verb corroborer comes from the Latin word “corroborare”, meaning “to strengthen”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a condition or hypothesis in the past. It is often used in conjunction with the conjunction “si” (if).
Examples:
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Si j’avais corroboré tes dires, tu n’aurais pas eu de problèmes. (If I had corroborated your words, you wouldn’t have had any problems.)
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Il semblait que les faits corroboraient son théorie. (It seemed that the facts corroborated his theory.)
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Nous aurions pu gagner le procès si le témoin avait corroboré nos temoignages. (We could have won the trial if the witness had corroborated our testimonies.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of corroborer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | corroborasse | Si j’avais plus de preuves, je corroborasse l’hypothèse. | If I had more evidence, I would corroborate the hypothesis. |
tu | corroborasses | Si tu étais plus convaincu, tu corroborasses l’histoire. | If you were more convinced, you would corroborate the story. |
il | corroborât | Il serait utile que il corroborât ses dires. | It would be useful if he corroborated his statements. |
elle | corroborât | Elle serait contente si elle corroborât les faits. | She would be happy if she corroborated the facts. |
on | corroborât | Si on corroborât les témoignages, on aurait une meilleure compréhension. | If one corroborated the testimonies, one would have a better understanding. |
nous | corroborassions | Si nous corroborassions nos théories, nous avancerions plus rapidement. | If we corroborated our theories, we would make progress faster. |
vous | corroborassiez | Si vous corroborassiez l’hypothèse, vous auriez plus de crédibilité. | If you corroborated the hypothesis, you would have more credibility. |
ils | corroborassent | S’ils corroborassent les preuves, ils pourraient résoudre l’affaire. | If they corroborated the evidence, they could solve the case. |
elles | corroborassent | Si elles corroborassent leurs témoignages, elles seraient plus crédibles. | If they corroborated their testimonies, they would be more credible. |
Other Conjugations for Corroborer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corroborer
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Corroborer – 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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