Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Introduction to the verb imaginer
The English translation of the French verb imaginer is “to imagine.” It is pronounced as “ee-mah-zhee-nay.”
The word “imaginer” comes from the Latin word “imaginare,” meaning “to form a mental picture.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical action or situation that is further in the past than another past action or event. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense, followed by the past participle of “imaginer.”
Example 1: J’avais imaginé que tu viendrais à la fête. (I had imagined that you would come to the party.)
Example 2: Elle avait imaginé qu’ils gagneraient le match. (She had imagined that they would win the game.)
Example 3: Nous avions imaginé que vous ne seriez pas si tôt de retour. (We had imagined that you wouldn’t be back so soon.)
In each of these examples, the verb “imaginer” is conjugated in the Plus-que-parfait tense to express an imagined or hypothetical situation in the past. It is used in this tense to show that the action of imagining took place before another past action or event.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of imaginer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse imaginé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse imaginé. | I wish I had imagined. |
tu | eusses imaginé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses imaginé. | I wish you had imagined. |
il | eût imaginé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût imaginé. | I wish he had imagined. |
elle | eût imaginé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût imaginé. | I wish she had imagined. |
on | eût imaginé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût imaginé. | I wish one had imagined. |
nous | eussions imaginé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions imaginé. | I wish we had imagined. |
vous | eussiez imaginé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez imaginé. | I wish you had imagined. |
ils | eussent imaginé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent imaginé. | I wish they had imagined. |
elles | eussent imaginé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent imaginé. | I wish they had imagined. |
Other Conjugations for Imaginer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
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Imaginer – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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