Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Introduction to the verb anhéler
The English translation of the French verb anhéler is “to gasp” or “to pant”. It is pronounced as “ahn-ay-lay”.
The language origin of anhéler can be traced back to the Middle French word “anheler” which means “to breathe hard”. It ultimately comes from the Latin word “anhalare” which also means “to pant”.
In everyday French, anhéler is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is often used in conjunction with the conjunction “que” and is commonly found in literary texts.
Here are three simple examples of anhéler in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense with their respective English translations:
- Il fallait que je n’anhélasse pas trop fort pour ne pas réveiller mon bébé. (I had to not gasp too loudly to not wake up my baby.)
- Elle craignait que son chien n’anhélât trop après avoir couru. (She feared that her dog would gasp too much after running.)
- Il était important que nous n’anhélions pas trop longtemps après notre course. (It was important that we didn’t gasp too long after our race.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of anhéler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | anhelasse | Je serais essoufflé si je anhelasse trop. | I would be out of breath if I breathed too much. |
tu | anhelasses | Si tu t’entraînais plus, tu anhelasses moins. | If you trained more, you would breathe less. |
il | anhelât | Il serait plus calme s’il anhelât moins. | He would be calmer if he breathed less. |
elle | anhelât | Elle serait plus détendue si elle anhelât moins. | She would be more relaxed if she breathed less. |
on | anhelât | Si on s’entraînait plus, on anhelât moins. | If one trained more, one would breathe less. |
nous | anhelassions | Si nous anhelassions moins, nous serions plus forts. | If we breathed less, we would be stronger. |
vous | anhelassiez | Si vous anhelassiez trop vite, vous seriez essoufflés. | If you breathed too quickly, you would be out of breath. |
ils | anhelassent | S’ils anhelassent moins, ils seraient plus calmes. | If they breathed less, they would be calmer. |
elles | anhelassent | Si elles anhelassent moins, elles seraient plus détendues. | If they breathed less, they would be more relaxed. |
Other Conjugations for Anhéler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb anhéler
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Anhéler – 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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