Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Introduction to the verb conférer
The English translation of the French verb conférer is “to confer” or “to bestow”. It is pronounced as “kon-feh-reh” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of conférer can be traced back to the Latin word “conferre”, which means “to bring together”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense as a way to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il fallait que je te confère plus de responsabilités dans l’entreprise. (I needed to confer more responsibilities upon you in the company.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu me confères ton soutien dans cette décision difficile. (I would have liked for you to bestow your support upon me in this difficult decision.)
- Il était important que le jury lui confère le premier prix pour son talent exceptionnel. (It was important for the jury to confer upon him the first prize for his exceptional talent.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of conférer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | conférasse | Si j’étais présent, je conférasse avec les autres participants. | If I were present, I would confer with the other participants. |
tu | conférasses | Si tu avais plus d’informations, tu conférasses avec ton équipe. | If you had more information, you would confer with your team. |
il | conférât | Il serait utile qu’il conférât avec les experts avant de prendre une décision. | It would be useful for him to confer with experts before making a decision. |
elle | conférât | Elle préfèrerait qu’elle conférât avec ses amis avant de partir. | She would prefer to confer with her friends before leaving. |
on | conférât | Si on conférât plus souvent, on résoudrait les problèmes plus rapidement. | If one conferred more often, problems would be solved more quickly. |
nous | conférassions | Si nous conférassions ensemble, nous pourrions trouver une solution. | If we conferred together, we could find a solution. |
vous | conférassiez | Si vous conférassiez plus calmement, vous arriveriez à un consensus. | If you conferred more calmly, you would reach a consensus. |
ils | conférassent | S’ils conférassent plus tôt, ils auraient pu éviter cette situation. | If they conferred earlier, they could have avoided this situation. |
elles | conférassent | Si elles conférassent plus ouvertement, elles trouveraient une meilleure solution. | If they conferred more openly, they would find a better solution. |
Other Conjugations for Conférer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conférer
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Conférer – 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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