Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Introduction to the verb compresser
The English translation of the French verb compresser is “to compress.” The infinitive form, compresser, is pronounced “kom-press-ay.”
Compresser comes from the Latin word compressus, meaning “to press or squeeze together.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action or state in the past. It is formed by conjugating the verb with the present tense of the subjunctive mood and the imperfect tense of the auxiliary verb avoir.
Here are three simple examples of compresser in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- Je souhaitais que tu compresses tes vêtements dans la valise. (I wished that you would compress your clothes in the suitcase.)
- Il fallait que nous compressions les fichiers pour les envoyer par email. (We had to compress the files to send them by email.)
- Elle voulait que vous compressiez la pâte avant de la mettre au four. (She wanted you to compress the dough before putting it in the oven.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of compresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | compressasse | Je compressasse le fichier pour l’envoyer. | I would compress the file to send it. |
tu | compressasses | Si tu compressasses les images, le site serait plus rapide. | If you compressed the images, the website would be faster. |
il | compressât | Il préférait que j’il compressât tous les dossiers. | He would prefer if he compressed all the folders. |
elle | compressât | Elle doutait qu’elle compressât le fichier correctement. | She doubted that she compressed the file correctly. |
on | compressât | Si on compressât tous les fichiers en même temps, ça prendrait moins de temps. | If one compressed all the files at the same time, it would take less time. |
nous | compressassions | Si nous compressassions les données, ça prendrait moins d’espace. | If we compressed the data, it would take up less space. |
vous | compressassiez | Si vous compressassiez les vidéos, ça serait plus facile pour les partager. | If you compressed the videos, it would be easier to share them. |
ils | compressassent | S’ils compressassent tous les fichiers, ils pourraient les envoyer par email. | If they compressed all the files, they could send them by email. |
elles | compressassent | Si elles compressassent les images, elles pourraient les stocker en ligne. | If they compressed the images, they could store them online. |
Other Conjugations for Compresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
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Compresser – 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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