Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Introduction to the verb computer
The English translation of the French verb “computer” is “to compute” or “to calculate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kom-pyu-teh” in French.
The word “computer” originated from the Latin word “computare,” which means “to reckon.” It was first used in French in the early 17th century as a noun meaning “one who calculates” and later in the 19th century as a verb meaning “to calculate.” In everyday French, the verb “computer” is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Some examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il fallait que je compûtasse tous les coûts avant de prendre une décision. (I had to compute all the costs before making a decision.)
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Si tu n’avais pas oublié de compter les dépenses, nous n’aurions pas eu de problème. (If you hadn’t forgotten to calculate the expenses, we wouldn’t have had a problem.)
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Elle aurait aimé que je compûtasse l’argent qu’il nous restait avant de partir en vacances. (She would have liked me to calculate the money we had left before going on vacation.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of computer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | computasse | Si j’avais plus de temps, je computasse moins. | If I had more time, I would use the computer less. |
tu | computasses | Si tu dormais plus, tu computasses moins. | If you slept more, you would use the computer less. |
il | computât | Si il travaillait moins, il computât moins. | If he worked less, he would use the computer less. |
elle | computât | Si elle passait plus de temps dehors, elle computât moins. | If she spent more time outside, she would use the computer less. |
on | computât | Si on faisait une pause, on computât moins. | If one took a break, one would use the computer less. |
nous | computassions | Si nous étions en vacances, nous computassions moins. | If we were on vacation, we would use the computer less. |
vous | computassiez | Si vous vous amusiez plus, vous computassiez moins. | If you had more fun, you would use the computer less. |
ils | computassent | Si ils avaient plus de temps, ils computassent moins. | If they had more time, they would use the computer less. |
elles | computassent | Si elles travaillaient moins, elles computassent moins. | If they worked less, they would use the computer less. |
Other Conjugations for Computer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb computer
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Computer – 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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