Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Introduction to the verb distinguer
The English translation of the French verb distinguer is “to distinguish” or “to differentiate.” It is pronounced as “dees-tan-gay.”
The word distinguer comes from the Latin word “distinguere,” meaning “to separate,” and entered the French language in the 14th century. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their English translations:
1) J’aurais aimé que tu distingues la vérité de la fiction. (I would have liked for you to distinguish the truth from fiction.)
2) Il fallait que nous distinguions toutes les nuances de la situation. (We had to distinguish all the nuances of the situation.)
3) Elle préférait que vous distinguiez ses talents plutôt que ses défauts. (She preferred that you distinguish her talents rather than her flaws.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of distinguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | distinguasse | Si j’avais des lunettes, je distinguasse mieux. | If I had glasses, I would see better. |
tu | distinguasses | Si tu continuaisses comme ça, tu distinguasses bien. | If you continued like that, you would do well. |
il | distinguât | Il serait heureux si il distinguât les couleurs. | He would be happy if he could distinguish colors. |
elle | distinguât | Elle serait fière si elle distinguât les détails. | She would be proud if she could distinguish details. |
on | distinguât | Si on distinguât les nuances, on comprendrait mieux. | If one distinguished nuances, one would understand better. |
nous | distinguassions | Si nous distinguassions les différences, nous apprendrions mieux. | If we distinguished differences, we would learn better. |
vous | distinguassiez | Si vous distinguassiez les mots, vous parleriez mieux. | If you distinguished words, you would speak better. |
ils | distinguassent | S’ils distinguassent la vérité, ils pourraient éviter les problèmes. | If they distinguished the truth, they could avoid problems. |
elles | distinguassent | Si elles distinguassent les objets, elles auraient moins de difficultés. | If they distinguished objects, they would have less difficulties. |
Other Conjugations for Distinguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distinguer
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Distinguer – 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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