Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Introduction to the verb cascader
The English translation of the French verb cascader is “to cascade” or “to fall in cascades.” The infinitive form, cascader, is pronounced as “kahs-kah-deh.”
The language origin of cascader comes from the French word “cascade,” meaning waterfall. In everyday French, cascader is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is commonly used after certain conjunctions such as “si” (if) and “bien que” (although).
Here are three examples of cascader in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their English translations:
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Il aurait été beau si la rivière cascadaît doucement entre les rochers. (It would have been beautiful if the river had cascaded gently between the rocks.)
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Il était important que les fleurs cascadaissent avec grâce du balcon. (It was important that the flowers cascaded gracefully from the balcony.)
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Bien que le soleil cascadaît à travers les nuages, il faisait toujours froid. (Although the sun cascaded through the clouds, it was still cold.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of cascader
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cascadasse | Si j’étais sous la cascade, je cascadasse toute la journée. | If I were under the waterfall, I would cascade all day. |
tu | cascadasse | Si tu étais plus fort, tu cascadasse plus vite. | If you were stronger, you would cascade faster. |
il | cascadât | Si il se reposait, il cascadât moins. | If he rested, he would cascade less. |
elle | cascadât | Si elle était plus courageuse, elle cascadât mieux. | If she were braver, she would cascade better. |
on | cascadât | Si on avait plus d’expérience, on cascadât avec plus de précision. | If one had more experience, one would cascade more accurately. |
nous | cascadassions | Si nous apprenions ensemble, nous cascadasions plus vite. | If we learned together, we would cascade faster. |
vous | cascadassiez | Si vous vous entrainiez, vous cascadassiez plus haut. | If you trained, you would cascade higher. |
ils | cascadassent | S’ils avaient des équipements meilleurs, ils cascadasent plus souvent. | If they had better equipment, they would cascade more often. |
elles | cascadassent | Si elles se motivaient, elles cascadasent plus loin. | If they motivated themselves, they would cascade further. |
Other Conjugations for Cascader.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
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Cascader – 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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