Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
Introduction to the verb imaginer
The English translation of the French verb imaginer is “to imagine.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “ee-ma-zhee-nay.”
The word “imaginer” is derived from the Latin word “imaginare,” meaning “to form a mental picture.”
In everyday French, “imaginer” is most often used to express the act of creating or visualizing something in one’s mind. It can also be used to convey the idea of having an idea or plan.
Examples:
- Je m’imagine en train de voyager à travers l’Europe. (I imagine myself traveling through Europe.)
- Il n’arrive pas à imaginer la vie sans son meilleur ami. (He can’t imagine life without his best friend.)
- Nous avons imaginé une nouvelle façon de résoudre ce problème. (We came up with a new way to solve this problem.)
Imaginer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of imaginer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | j’imagine | Je m’imagine en train de voyager autour du monde. | I imagine myself traveling around the world. |
Tu | tu imagines | Tu imagines toujours le pire des scénarios. | You always imagine the worst scenarios. |
Il | il imagine | Il imagine déjà son futur mariage. | He is already imagining his future wedding. |
Elle | elle imagine | Elle imagine un avenir meilleur pour tous. | She imagines a better future for everyone. |
On | on imagine | On imagine souvent que la vie des autres est plus facile. | We often imagine that others’ lives are easier. |
Nous | nous imaginons | Nous imaginons un monde sans guerres. | We imagine a world without wars. |
Vous | vous imaginez | Vous imaginez à quel point c’est difficile pour moi. | You can imagine how difficult it is for me. |
Ils | ils imaginent | Ils imaginent déjà les vacances d’été. | They are already imagining their summer vacation. |
Elles | elles imaginent | Elles imaginent toujours le meilleur pour leur famille. | They always imagine the best for their family. |
Other Conjugations for Imaginer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer (this article)
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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