Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Introduction to the verb démarrer
The English translation of the French verb démarrer is “to start” or “to get going.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-mah-ray.”
The word démarrer comes from the Old French word “demarrer,” which means “to unyoke or set off” and has its roots in the Latin word “marrus,” meaning “heavy wagon.” In everyday French, démarrer is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a possibility or hypothetical situation in the past.
Here are three simple examples of démarrer in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their English translations:
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Il fallait que tu démarrasses la voiture avant de partir. (You had to start the car before leaving.)
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Si j’avais eu les clés, j’aurais pu démarrer la moto. (If I had had the keys, I could have started the motorcycle.)
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Elle voulait que nous démarrions le projet dès demain matin. (She wanted us to start the project tomorrow morning.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of démarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | démarrasse | J’aimerais que je démarrasse ma voiture. | I wish I could start my car. |
tu | démarrasses | Je veux que tu démarrasses l’ordinateur. | I want you to start the computer. |
il | démarrât | Il serait content si il démarrât la tondeuse. | He would be happy if he started the lawnmower. |
elle | démarrât | Elle serait surprise si elle démarrât la voiture. | She would be surprised if she started the car. |
on | démarrât | Il faudrait que l’on démarrât le projet tôt. | We should start the project early. |
nous | démarrassions | Il me semble que nous démarrassions notre maison. | It seems to me that we are starting our house. |
vous | démarrassiez | Si vous démarrassiez votre bureau, vous travailleriez mieux. | If you started your desk, you would work better. |
ils | démarrassent | S’ils démarrassent la fête maintenant, ils pourront se reposer plus tard. | If they start the party now, they can rest later. |
elles | démarrassent | Si elles démarrassent ensemble, elles avanceront plus vite. | If they start together, they will make progress faster. |
Other Conjugations for Démarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démarrer
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Démarrer – 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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