Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Introduction to the verb distancier
The English translation of the French verb distancier is “to distance.” It is pronounced as “dee-stahn-see-ay.”
The verb distancier comes from the French word “distance,” which originated from the Latin word “distantia,” meaning “a standing apart.” In everyday French, distancier is often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of how distancier can be used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
- Je voulais que tu te distancies de lui. (I wanted you to distance yourself from him.)
- Il fallait que nous nous distancions de ces idées. (We had to distance ourselves from these ideas.)
- Elle souhaitait que tu te distancies de cette situation. (She wished for you to distance yourself from this situation.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of distancier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | distanciasse | Si j’étais plus rapide, je distanciasse. | If I were faster, I would distance myself. |
tu | distanciasses | Si tu te concentrais plus, tu distanciasses mieux. | If you focused more, you would distance yourself better. |
il | distanciât | Il serait mieux s’il distanciât plus souvent. | It would be better if he distanced himself more often. |
elle | distanciât | Elle serait plus en sécurité si elle distanciât. | She would be safer if she distanced herself. |
on | distanciât | Si on distanciât les uns des autres, on serait plus sûr. | If one distanced themselves from each other, they would be safer. |
nous | distanciassions | Si nous distanciassions ensemble, ça serait plus facile. | If we distanced ourselves together, it would be easier. |
vous | distanciassiez | Si vous distanciassiez plus, vous vous détendriez. | If you distanced yourselves more, you would relax. |
ils | distanciassent | S’ils distanciassent, ils éviteraient les conflits. | If they distanced themselves, they would avoid conflicts. |
elles | distanciassent | Si elles se distanciassent, elles se sentiraient mieux. | If they distanced themselves, they would feel better. |
Other Conjugations for Distancier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
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Distancier – 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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