Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Introduction to the verb cracher
The English translation of the French verb cracher is “to spit.” The infinitive form, cracher, is pronounced “krah-shay.”
Cracher has its roots in the Latin word “crassare,” meaning “to spit out.” It is often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of cracher being used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, along with their English translations:
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Il fallait que je crachasse mes mots avec mépris. (I had to spit out my words with contempt.)
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Elle espérait que son mari ne crachât pas son café en lisant la nouvelle. (She was hoping her husband wouldn’t spit out his coffee while reading the news.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous ne crachassiez pas dans la rue. (We would have liked for you not to spit in the street.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of cracher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | crachasse | Si j’étais malade, je crachasse du sang. | If I were sick, I would spit blood. |
tu | crachasses | Si tu allais moins vite, tu crachasses moins. | If you went slower, you would spit less. |
il | crachât | Il ferait mieux s’il crachât une fois de plus. | He would do better if he spat one more time. |
elle | crachât | Elle serait surprise si elle crachât loin. | She would be surprised if she spat far. |
on | crachât | Si on crachât plus doucement, ce serait moins dégoûtant. | If one spat more gently, it would be less disgusting. |
nous | crachassions | Si nous crachassions sur les murs, nous aurions des problèmes. | If we spat on the walls, we would have problems. |
vous | crachassiez | Si vous crachassiez par terre, ça ne serait pas propre. | If you spat on the ground, it wouldn’t be clean. |
ils | crachassent | S’ils crachassent plus souvent, ça serait mauvais pour la santé. | If they spat more often, it would be bad for their health. |
elles | crachassent | Si elles crachassent des médisances, elles n’auraient pas d’amis. | If they spat gossip, they wouldn’t have friends. |
Other Conjugations for Cracher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cracher
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Cracher – 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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