Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Introduction to the verb casemater
The English translation of the French verb casemater is “to checkmate.” It is pronounced as “kahz-mah-teh.”
Casemater comes from the Latin word “causa,” meaning “cause,” and the Middle French word “mat,” meaning “checkmate.” It is most commonly used in everyday French as a verb in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il fallait que je le casemat. (I had to checkmate him.)
- Je doutais qu’il casemat la reine. (I doubted that he would checkmate the queen.)
- Il était possible que nous le casemations avant la fin du jeu. (It was possible that we would checkmate him before the end of the game.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of casemater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | casematasse | Je doute qu’il me casematasse. | I doubt he would outsmart me. |
tu | casematasses | Tu crains qu’il casematasses. | You fear he would outsmart you. |
il | casematât | Il espère qu’elle le casematât. | He hopes she would outsmart him. |
elle | casematât | Elle m’admirait qu’elle le casematât encore. | She admired me for still outsmarting him. |
on | casematât | On exigeait qu’on le casematât avec les autres. | They demanded that we outsmart him with the others. |
nous | casematassions | Nous désirions qu’on nous casematassions. | We wished we were outsmarted. |
vous | casematassiez | Vous deviez qu’on vous casematassiez. | You should have outsmarted them. |
ils | casematassent | Ils ne croient pas qu’on les casematassent. | They don’t believe they would be outsmarted. |
elles | casematassent | Elles acceptent qu’on les casematassent. | They accept the fact that they would be outsmarted. |
Other Conjugations for Casemater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casemater
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Casemater – 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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