Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Introduction to the verb béguer
The English translation of the French verb béguer is “to beg.” It is pronounced as “bay-gay.”
Béguer comes from the Old French word “beguier” which means “to beg, to beseech.” It ultimately comes from the Latin word “beguere” which means “to beg, to beseech.”
In everyday French, béguer is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses uncertainty, doubt, or a hypothetical situation in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- Je regrettais que tu me béguasses toujours de l’argent. (I regretted that you were always begging me for money.)
- Il fallait qu’elle béguât de l’aide pour payer ses dettes. (She needed to beg for help to pay her debts.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous ne nous béguiez pas pour rester dans notre maison. (We would have liked it if you didn’t beg us to stay in our house.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of béguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bégasse | J’aurais honte si je bégasse en public. | I would be ashamed if I stuttered in public. |
tu | bégasses | Si tu bégasses encore, je m’ennuierais. | If you stuttered again, I would get bored. |
il | bégât | Il serait énervé si il bégât devant ses amis. | He would be annoyed if he stuttered in front of his friends. |
elle | bégât | Elle serait nerveuse si elle bégât en parlant. | She would be nervous if she stuttered while speaking. |
on | bégât | Si on bégât moins, on communiquerait mieux. | If one stammered less, one would communicate better. |
nous | bégassions | Si nous bégassions ensemble, ça serait amusant. | If we stuttered together, it would be fun. |
vous | bégassiez | Si vous bégassiez moins, vous seriez plus efficace. | If you stuttered less, you would be more efficient. |
ils | bégassent | S’ils bégassent plus fort, je deviendrais fou. | If they stuttered louder, I would go crazy. |
elles | bégassent | Si elles bégassent en même temps, on ne comprendrait rien. | If they stuttered at the same time, we wouldn’t understand anything. |
Other Conjugations for Béguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béguer
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Béguer – 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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