Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Introduction to the verb adultérer
The English translation of the French verb adultérer is “to adulterate.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-dool-teh-ray.”
The word adultérer comes from the Latin word adulterare, meaning to corrupt or falsify. In French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Si j’avais su qu’ils allaient adultérer le vin, je ne l’aurais pas acheté. (If I had known they were going to adulterate the wine, I wouldn’t have bought it.)
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Il fallait qu’ils arrêtent d’adultérer les aliments pour les rendre plus attractifs. (They needed to stop adulterating food to make it more appealing.)
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J’étais sûr qu’il n’allait pas adultérer les résultats de l’enquête mais je me trompais. (I was sure he wasn’t going to adulterate the results of the investigation, but I was wrong.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of adultérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | adultérasse | Si j’avais su, je adultérasse. | If I had known, I would have adulterated. |
tu | adultérasses | Si tu me demandais pourquoi, tu adultérasses aussi ? | If you asked me why, would you also adulterate? |
il | adultérât | Il n’aurait pas adultérât s’il savait. | He wouldn’t have adulterated if he knew. |
elle | adultérât | Elle aimerait savoir si elle adultérât. | She would like to know if she adulterated. |
on | adultérât | Si on le faisait, on adultérât le produit. | If one did it, one would adulterate the product. |
nous | adultérassions | Si nous le savions, nous adultérassions aussi. | If we knew it, we would also adulterate. |
vous | adultérassiez | Si vous pouviez, vous adultérassiez les choses aussi ? | If you could, would you also adulterate things? |
ils | adultérassent | Pourquoi est-ce qu’ils adultérassent les données ? | Why would they adulterate the data? |
elles | adultérassent | Si elles adultérassent le produit, ça serait illégal. | If they adulterated the product, it would be illegal. |
Other Conjugations for Adultérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adultérer
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Adultérer – 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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