Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Introduction to the verb charpenter
The English translation of the French verb charpenter is “to carpenter” or “to frame.” It is pronounced as “shar-pehn-teh”.
The word charpenter comes from the Latin word “carpentarius” which means “carpenter.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is a conjugation 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:
- Je souhaitais que tu charpentasses cette maison. (I wished that you would frame this house.)
- Il fallait que nous charpentions ces poutres avant l’hiver. (We had to frame these beams before winter.)
- Elle préférait que je ne charpentasse pas le plancher seule. (She preferred that I didn’t frame the floor by myself.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of charpenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | charpentasse | Je serais content si je charpentasse bien. | I would be happy if I did carpentry well. |
tu | charpentasses | Tu pourrais être charpentier si tu charpentasses plus. | You could be a carpenter if you did more carpentry. |
il | charpentât | Il serait surpris si il charpentât cette maison. | He would be surprised if he did carpentry on this house. |
elle | charpentât | Elle ne voudrait pas que je charpentât cette structure. | She wouldn’t want me to do carpentry on this structure. |
on | charpentât | Ce serait mieux si on charpentât ensemble. | It would be better if we did carpentry together. |
nous | charpentassions | Si nous charpentassions tous les jours, nous deviendrions des pros. | If we did carpentry every day, we would become pros. |
vous | charpentassiez | Je ne comprendrais pas si vous charpentassiez avec des outils cassés. | I wouldn’t understand if you did carpentry with broken tools. |
ils | charpentassent | S’ils charpentassent plus vite, ils termineraient bientôt. | If they did carpentry faster, they would finish soon. |
elles | charpentassent | Si elles charpentassent ensemble, elles pourraient construire une belle maison. | If they did carpentry together, they could build a beautiful house. |
Other Conjugations for Charpenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charpenter
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Charpenter – 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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