Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Introduction to the verb centrifuger
The English translation of the French verb centrifuger is “to centrifuge.” It is pronounced “sahn-tree-few-zhay.”
The word “centrifuger” comes from the Latin word “centrum,” meaning “center,” and the Latin verb “fugare,” meaning “to chase away.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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Il fallait que je centrifuge les échantillons avant de les analyser. (I had to centrifuge the samples before analyzing them.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu centrifuges la solution plus longtemps. (I wish you had centrifuged the solution for a longer time.)
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Il est possible que nous ayons déjà centrifugé ce mélange. (It is possible that we had already centrifuged this mixture.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of centrifuger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | centrifugeasse | Si j’en avais besoin, je centrifugeasse. | If I needed it, I would centrifuge. |
tu | centrifugeasses | Si tu savais comment faire, tu centrifugeasses. | If you knew how to do it, you would centrifuge. |
il | centrifugeât | Il aurait trouvé comment centrifugeât. | He would have figured out how to centrifuge. |
elle | centrifugeât | Elle n’avait pas peur quand elle centrifugeât. | She wasn’t afraid when she centrifuged. |
on | centrifugeât | Si on savait comment faire, on centrifugeât plus rapidement. | If one knew how to do it, one would centrifuge faster. |
nous | centrifugeassions | Si nous étions plus efficaces, nous centrifugeassions plus tôt. | If we were more efficient, we would centrifuge sooner. |
vous | centrifugeassiez | Si vous aviez besoin d’aide, vous centrifugeassiez ensemble. | If you needed help, you would centrifuge together. |
ils | centrifugeassent | S’ils avaient plus de temps, ils centrifugeassent plus souvent. | If they had more time, they would centrifuge more often. |
elles | centrifugeassent | Si elles se reposaient plus, elles centrifugeassent moins. | If they rested more, they would centrifuge less. |
Other Conjugations for Centrifuger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger (this article)
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrifuger
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Centrifuger – 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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