Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Introduction to the verb critiquer
The English translation of the French verb critiquer is “to criticize.” It is pronounced as “kree-tee-kay.”
The word critiquer comes from the French word “critique,” which in turn comes from the Latin word “criticus,” meaning “critical.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a possible action or situation that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of how critiquer is used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
- Il fallait que je le critiquasse pour qu’il comprenne ses erreurs. (I had to criticize him so that he would understand his mistakes.)
- Ils auraient pu critiquer notre travail si nous n’avions pas été assez rigoureux. (They could have criticized our work if we hadn’t been thorough enough.)
- Je regrettais que tu ne me critiquasses pas davantage pour m’aider à m’améliorer. (I regretted that you didn’t criticize me more to help me improve.)
In English, the Subjonctif Imparfait tense is often translated using the past tense with “would” or “could.” So the translations of the above examples would be:
- I had to criticize him so that he would understand his mistakes.
- They could have criticized our work if we hadn’t been thorough enough.
- I regretted that you didn’t criticize me more to help me improve.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of critiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | critiquasse | Si j’avais plus de confiance, je critiquasse moins. | If I had more confidence, I would criticize less. |
tu | critiquasses | Si tu écoutais plus, tu critiquasses moins. | If you listened more, you would criticize less. |
il | critiquât | Il serait plus constructif s’il critiquât avec gentillesse. | He would be more constructive if he criticized kindly. |
elle | critiquât | Elle serait moins méchante si elle critiquât moins. | She would be less mean if she criticized less. |
on | critiquât | Si on critiquât plus souvent, on apprendrait plus. | If one criticized more often, one would learn more. |
nous | critiquassions | Si nous critiquassions nos erreurs, nous progresserions. | If we criticized our mistakes, we would make progress. |
vous | critiquassiez | Si vous critiquassiez moins, vous seriez plus apprécié. | If you criticized less, you would be more appreciated. |
ils | critiquassent | S’ils critiquassent avec plus de tact, ça serait plus agréable. | If they criticized with more tact, it would be more enjoyable. |
elles | critiquassent | Si elles critiquassent moins sévèrement, ça serait plus motivant. | If they criticized less harshly, it would be more motivating. |
Other Conjugations for Critiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb critiquer
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Critiquer – 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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