Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Introduction to the verb compliquer
The English translation of the French verb compliquer is “to complicate.” It is pronounced as “kom-plee-ke.”
The word compliquer comes from the Latin word “complicare,” meaning “to fold together or intertwine.” In everyday French, it is often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
- Il fallait que je ne compliquasse pas les choses. (I had to not complicate things.)
- Je voulais que tu ne compliquasses pas la situation. (I wanted you to not complicate the situation.)
- Il était important que nous ne compliquassions pas les choses. (It was important that we did not complicate things.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of compliquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | compliquasse | Si j’avais plus de temps, je compliquasse encore plus les choses. | If I had more time, I would complicate things even more. |
tu | compliquasses | Si tu étais plus organisé, tu compliquasses moins les choses. | If you were more organized, you would complicate things less. |
il | compliquât | Il serait surpris si il compliquât les choses trop. | He would be surprised if he made things too complicated. |
elle | compliquât | Elle comprendrait mieux si elle compliquât moins les choses. | She would understand better if she didn’t complicate things too much. |
on | compliquât | Si on ne compliquât pas tout, ça serait plus facile. | If one didn’t complicate everything, it would be easier. |
nous | compliquassions | Si nous ne compliquassions pas nos vies, on serait plus heureux. | If we didn’t complicate our lives, we would be happier. |
vous | compliquassiez | Si vous ne compliquassiez pas tout, on pourrait avancer. | If you didn’t complicate everything, we could make progress. |
ils | compliquassent | S’ils ne compliquassent pas les choses, ça serait plus simple. | If they didn’t complicate things, it would be easier. |
elles | compliquassent | Si elles compliquassent les choses ensemble, ça serait le chaos. | If they complicated things together, it would be chaos. |
Other Conjugations for Compliquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compliquer
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Compliquer – 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
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