Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Introduction to the verb déblayer
The English translation of the French verb déblayer is “to clear” or “to clear away”. It is pronounced as “day-blay-ay” in its infinitive form.
Déblayer comes from the Old French word “desblaier”, which is derived from the Latin word “dis-“, meaning “away” and “battuere”, meaning “to beat”. In everyday French, déblayer is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of déblayer in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their English translations:
- Si je pouvais, je déblayerais la chambre avant l’arrivée des invités. (If I could, I would clear the room before the arrival of the guests.)
- Il fallait que nous déblayions le chemin pour que la voiture puisse passer. (We had to clear the path so that the car could pass.)
- Je souhaitais que tu déblayasses le balcon avant la pluie. (I wished that you would clear the balcony before the rain.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of déblayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | déblayasse | Si je n’étais pas malade, je déblayasse la neige. | If I weren’t sick, I would clear the snow. |
tu | déblayasses | Si tu avais du temps, tu déblayasses la route. | If you had time, you would clear the road. |
il | déblayât | Si il était en forme, il déblayât la maison. | If he were in shape, he would clear the house. |
elle | déblayât | Si elle avait de l’aide, elle déblayât le jardin. | If she had help, she would clear the garden. |
on | déblayât | Si on avait des outils, on déblayât la cour. | If one had tools, one would clear the yard. |
nous | déblayassions | Si nous étions plus nombreux, nous déblayassions plus vite. | If there were more of us, we would clear faster. |
vous | déblayassiez | Si vous étiez motivés, vous déblayassiez plus efficacement. | If you were motivated, you would clear more efficiently. |
ils | déblayassent | S’ils avaient des équipements, ils déblayassent plus facilement. | If they had equipment, they would clear more easily. |
elles | déblayassent | Si elles ne perdaient pas de temps, elles déblayassent mieux. | If they didn’t waste time, they would clear better. |
Other Conjugations for Déblayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déblayer
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Déblayer – 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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