Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Introduction to the verb bretter
The English translation of the French verb bretter is “to plank/to board”. It is pronounced as “bre-teh”.
Bretter comes from the Old French word “brete”, meaning “board”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Example 1: Il fallait que je brettais les fenêtres avant la tempête. (I had to board up the windows before the storm.)
Example 2: Je souhaitais que tu brettasses le plancher de la grange. (I wished that you would plank the floor of the barn.)
Example 3: Nous voulions que vous brettiez le ponton pour la fête. (We wanted you to board the dock for the party.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of bretter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | brettasse | Ce serait bien si je brettasse avec vous. | It would be nice if I bretted with you. |
tu | brettasses | Si tu te brosses les dents, tu brettasses mieux. | If you brush your teeth, you would bret better. |
il | brettât | Il est possible qu’il brettât en silence. | It is possible that he bretted in silence. |
elle | brettât | Elle serait heureuse si elle brettât avec moi. | She would be happy if she bretted with me. |
on | brettât | Si on brettât ensemble, on aurait plus de force. | If we bretted together, we would have more strength. |
nous | brettassions | Si nous brettassions plus, nous irions plus vite. | If we bretted more, we would go faster. |
vous | brettassiez | Si vous brettassiez moins, vous seriez moins fatigués. | If you bretted less, you would be less tired. |
ils | brettassent | S’ils brettassent plus fort, on pourrait les entendre. | If they bretted louder, we could hear them. |
elles | brettassent | Si elles brettassent plus souvent, elles seraient plus fortes. | If they bretted more often, they would be stronger. |
Other Conjugations for Bretter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
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Bretter – 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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