Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Introduction to the verb agriffer
The English translation of the French verb agriffer is “to scratch” or “to claw.” The infinitive form of agriffer is pronounced ah-gree-fay.
The verb agriffer comes from the Old French word “agrif,” which means to scratch or claw. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Here are three simple examples of agriffer in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their English translations:
- Il fallait que je n’agriffasse pas le chat. (I had to not scratch the cat.)
- Si tu te grattais, ça ne t’agrifferait pas autant. (If you scratched yourself, it wouldn’t bother you as much.)
- Je souhaitais que le chien n’agriffât pas le meuble. (I wished that the dog wouldn’t scratch the furniture.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of agriffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | agriffasse | Si j’avais peur, je m’agriffasse aux branches. | If I were scared, I would grab onto the branches. |
tu | agriffasses | Si tu voyais un chat, tu agriffasses le canapé. | If you saw a cat, you would scratch the couch. |
il | agriffât | Il serait en colère si il agriffât les oreillers. | He would be angry if he scratched the pillows. |
elle | agriffât | Elle serait surprise si elle agriffât bien. | She would be surprised if she scratched well. |
on | agriffât | Si on agriffât plus fort, on ferait mal. | If one scratched harder, one would cause pain. |
nous | agriffassions | Si nous agriffassions plus souvent, nous aurions de meilleures griffes. | If we scratched more often, we would have better claws. |
vous | agriffassiez | Si vous agriffassiez moins fort, vous n’abîmeriez pas les meubles. | If you scratched less hard, you wouldn’t damage the furniture. |
ils | agriffassent | S’ils agriffassent les arbres, ils laisseraient des marques. | If they scratched the trees, they would leave marks. |
elles | agriffassent | Si elles agriffassent les tissus, elles les déchireraient. | If they scratched the fabrics, they would tear them. |
Other Conjugations for Agriffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agriffer
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Agriffer – 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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