Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Introduction to the verb archiver
The English translation of the French verb “archiver” is “to file” or “to archive.” The infinitive form of “archiver” is pronounced as “ar-shee-vay.”
The word “archiver” originated from the Latin word “archivum,” which means a place to store records or documents. In everyday French, “archiver” is most commonly used in the imparfait tense to describe habitual or ongoing actions in the past.
Here are three examples of “archiver” used in the imparfait tense with their respective English translations:
- Chaque soir, j’archivais mes emails. (Every evening, I would file my emails.)
- Quand j’étais étudiant, j’archivais mes cours dans des classeurs. (When I was a student, I used to file my courses in binders.)
- Tous les mois, nous archivions les documents administratifs de l’entreprise. (Every month, we would file the administrative documents of the company.)
Please note that these translations are not literal but convey the meaning of the sentence in English.
Table of the Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of archiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | archivais | J’archivais les documents. | I was archiving the documents. |
tu | archivais | Tu archivais tes photos. | You were archiving your photos. |
il | archivait | Il archivait les dossiers. | He was archiving the files. |
elle | archivait | Elle archivait ses emails. | She was archiving her emails. |
on | archivait | On archivait les anciennes données. | We were archiving the old data. |
nous | archivions | Nous archivions nos fichiers. | We were archiving our files. |
vous | archiviez | Vous archiviez les rapports. | You were archiving the reports. |
ils | archivaient | Ils archivaient les factures. | They were archiving the invoices. |
elles | archivaient | Elles archivaient les contrats. | They were archiving the contracts. |
Other Conjugations for Archiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb archiver
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Archiver – About the French Imparfait Tense
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Formation of the Imparfait Tense
For regular -er verbs:
For regular -ir verbs
For regular -re verbs
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Description of Past Habits
Background Information
Mental and Emotional States
It’s employed to express emotions, thoughts, or physical sensations in the past. For example: “J’étais content quand il est arrivé.” (I was happy when he arrived.)
Ongoing Actions
Points to Note About the Imparfait Tense
Passé Composé vs. Imparfait
Conditional
Si Clauses
Narration
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