Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Introduction to the verb autocensurer
The English translation of the French verb autocensurer is “to self-censor.” It is pronounced “oh-toe-sahn-suh-ray.”
Autocensurer comes from the Latin word “auto” meaning “self” and the French word “censurer” meaning “to censor.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a conditional or hypothetical action that the subject is censoring themselves from doing.
Example 1: Il fallait que je m’autocensure avant de parler. (I had to self-censor before speaking.)
Example 2: Je ne voulais pas qu’elle s’autocensure devant le public. (I didn’t want her to self-censor in front of the audience.)
Example 3: Si tu t’autocensurais plus souvent, tu éviterais les ennuis. (If you self-censored more often, you would avoid trouble.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of autocensurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | m’autocensurasse | Pour éviter les critiques, il fallait que je m’autocensurasse. | To avoid criticism, I had to self-censor. |
tu | t’autocensurasses | Tu te sentirais mieux si tu t’autocensurasses un peu. | You would feel better if you censored yourself a little. |
il | s’autocensurât | Il ne voulait pas qu’on le juge, donc il s’autocensurât souvent. | He didn’t want to be judged, so he often self-censored. |
elle | s’autocensurât | Elle se demandait si elle devait s’autocensurât ou non. | She wondered if she should self-censor or not. |
on | s’autocensurât | Pour éviter les problèmes, on devrait s’autocensurât. | To avoid problems, one should self-censor. |
nous | nous autocensurassions | Si nous nous autocensurassions, la discussion serait plus agréable. | If we self-censored, the discussion would be more pleasant. |
vous | vous autocensurassiez | Si vous vous autocensurassiez, vous éviteriez les conflits. | If you self-censored, you would avoid conflicts. |
ils | s’autocensurassent | S’ils s’autocensurassent, ils ne se feraient pas remarquer. | If they self-censored, they wouldn’t stand out. |
elles | s’autocensurassent | Si elles s’autocensurassent, elles se feraient moins critiquer. | If they self-censored, they would be criticized less. |
Other Conjugations for Autocensurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer (this article)
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autocensurer
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Autocensurer – 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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