L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) 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” in its infinitive form.
The word imaginer comes from the Latin word “imaginare” which means “to form an image or picture in one’s mind.” It entered the French language in the 13th century and has been used in a similar way since then.
In everyday French, the verb imaginer is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative mood in the present tense. This tense is used to give commands, make requests, or give instructions.
Examples of the usage of imaginer in the L’impératif Présent tense are:
- Imaginons un monde meilleur. (Let’s imagine a better world.)
- N’imagine pas le pire. (Don’t imagine the worst.)
- Imagines-tu un monde sans guerre ? (Can you imagine a world without war?)
English translations:
- Let’s imagine a better world.
- Don’t imagine the worst.
- Can you imagine a world without war?
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of imaginer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | imagine | Imagine un monde meilleur. | Imagine a better world. |
tu | imagine | Imagine la scène dans ton esprit. | Picture the scene in your mind. |
il | imagine | Il imagine des choses étranges. | He imagines strange things. |
elle | imagine | Elle imagine déjà sa nouvelle maison. | She is already imagining her new house. |
on | imaginons | Imaginons que tout est possible. | Let’s imagine that anything is possible. |
nous | imaginons | Imaginons un avenir meilleur. | Let’s imagine a better future. |
vous | imaginez | Imaginez-vous en train de voyager. | Imagine yourself traveling. |
ils | imaginent | Ils imaginent un monde différent. | They imagine a different world. |
elles | imaginent | Elles imaginent leur futur ensemble. | They imagine their future together. |
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 (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imaginer
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Imaginer – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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