Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Introduction to the verb catcher
The English translation of the French verb catcher is “to catch.” It is pronounced as “kah-shay.”
The verb catcher comes from the French word “chasser,” which means “to hunt.” 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. The Subjonctif Imparfait tense is formed by adding the imparfait endings (-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient) to the present tense stem of the verb.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
- Je souhaitais que tu catcher le ballon. (I wished that you would catch the ball.)
- Il fallait que nous catcher le train de 8 heures. (We had to catch the 8 o’clock train.)
- Je préférais que vous catcher les poissons au lieu de les acheter. (I preferred that you catch the fish instead of buying them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of catcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | catchasse | Si j’habitais à la campagne, je catchasse des papillons. | If I lived in the countryside, I would catch butterflies. |
tu | catchasses | Si tu avais un filet, tu catchasses plus de poissons. | If you had a net, you would catch more fish. |
il | catchât | Il serait ravi si il catchât le ballon. | He would be delighted if he caught the ball. |
elle | catchât | Elle serait fière si elle catchât la balle. | She would be proud if she caught the ball. |
on | catchât | Si on catchât tous les papillons, il n’y en aurait plus. | If one caught all the butterflies, there would be none left. |
nous | catchassions | Si nous catchassions ensemble, ça serait amusant. | If we caught together, it would be fun. |
vous | catchassiez | Si vous catchassiez plus souvent, vous attraperiez plus de mouches. | If you caught more often, you would catch more flies. |
ils | catchassent | S’ils catchassent la balle, ils gagneraient le match. | If they caught the ball, they would win the game. |
elles | catchassent | Si elles catchassent les papillons, elles les relâcheraient ensuite. | If they caught the butterflies, they would release them afterwards. |
Other Conjugations for Catcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
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Catcher – 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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