Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Introduction to the verb carencer
The English translation of the French verb carencer is “to lack” or “to be lacking.” It is pronounced “ka-rahn-say.”
The word carencer comes from the Latin word “carentia,” meaning “deficiency” or “lack.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a lack of something in a hypothetical or uncertain situation.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il fallait que je carense d’argent pour pouvoir acheter cette voiture. (I needed to lack money in order to buy this car.)
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Je préférais que tu ne carensses pas de confiance en toi pour réussir. (I would prefer if you didn’t lack confidence in yourself in order to succeed.)
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Ils auraient aimé que nous carenssions de temps pour faire un voyage en famille. (They would have liked if we lacked time to take a family trip.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of carencer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | carencasse | Je regretterais si je carencasse en vitamines. | I would regret if I were deficient in vitamins. |
tu | carencasses | Si tu mangeais mieux, tu ne carencasses pas. | If you ate better, you wouldn’t be deficient. |
il | carencât | Il serait plus en forme s’il ne carencât pas. | He would be healthier if he wasn’t deficient. |
elle | carencât | Si elle ne carencât pas autant, elle serait moins fatiguée. | If she wasn’t as deficient, she would be less tired. |
on | carencât | Si on ne carencât pas autant, on serait en meilleure santé. | If one wasn’t as deficient, one would be healthier. |
nous | carencassions | Si nous ne carencassions pas, nous serions plus énergiques. | If we weren’t deficient, we would be more energetic. |
vous | carencassiez | Si vous mangiez plus équilibré, vous ne carencassiez pas. | If you ate more balanced, you wouldn’t be deficient. |
ils | carencassent | S’ils faisaient plus attention à leur alimentation, ils ne carencassent pas. | If they paid more attention to their diet, they wouldn’t be deficient. |
elles | carencassent | Si elles ne carencassent pas, elles seraient plus en forme. | If they weren’t deficient, they would be healthier. |
Other Conjugations for Carencer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carencer
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Carencer – 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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