Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Introduction to the verb aviner
The English translation of the French verb aviner is “to get drunk.” It is pronounced “ah-vee-nay.”
The language origin of aviner can be traced back to the Latin word “advinare,” which means “to intoxicate.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is often used in writing, formal speech, or in situations where there is doubt or uncertainty.
Examples of aviner in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
- Il fallait que je m’avine avant de parler en public. (I had to get drunk before speaking in public.)
- Je ne voulais pas qu’ils s’avinent avant la soirée. (I didn’t want them to get drunk before the party.)
- Il était possible qu’elle s’avine en lisant les nouvelles. (It was possible that she would get drunk while reading the news.)
English translations:
- I had to get drunk before speaking in public.
- I didn’t want them to get drunk before the party.
- It was possible that she would get drunk while reading the news.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of aviner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | avinasse | Si j’étais ivre, je avinasse tout le temps. | If I were drunk, I would be drinking all the time. |
tu | avinasses | Si tu avinasses plus, tu aurais mal à la tête. | If you drank more, you would have a headache. |
il | avinât | Il serait heureux si il avinât avec ses amis. | He would be happy if he drank with his friends. |
elle | avinât | Elle serait triste si elle avinât seule. | She would be sad if she drank alone. |
on | avinât | Si on avinât ensemble, on s’amuserait bien. | If one drank together, we would have fun. |
nous | avinassions | Si nous avinassions plus souvent, nous serions plus détendus. | If we drank more often, we would be more relaxed. |
vous | avinassiez | Si vous avinassiez trop, vous seriez malades. | If you drank too much, you would be sick. |
ils | avinassent | S’ils avinassent ensemble, ils auraient des problèmes. | If they drank together, they would have problems. |
elles | avinassent | Si elles avinassent moins, elles auraient moins de problèmes. | If they drank less, they would have less problems. |
Other Conjugations for Aviner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aviner
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Aviner – 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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