Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Introduction to the verb déformer
The English translation of the French verb déformer is “to deform” or “to distort.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-for-may.”
Déformer comes from the Latin word deformare, meaning “to disfigure” or “to alter the shape of.” It is most often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of déformer in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si tu déformais cette image, elle serait méconnaissable. (If you were to distort this image, it would be unrecognizable.)
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Il fallait que nous ne déformions pas la vérité. (We had to not distort the truth.)
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Elle craignait que le miroir ne déformât son image. (She was afraid that the mirror would distort her image.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of déformer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | déformasse | Si j’étais plus fort, je déformasse le métal. | If I were stronger, I would deform the metal. |
tu | déformasses | Si tu déformasses tes vêtements, tu devrais les repasser. | If you deformed your clothes, you would have to iron them. |
il | déformât | Il serait déçu s’il déformât ses dessins. | He would be disappointed if he deformed his drawings. |
elle | déformât | Elle ne serait pas contente si elle déformât son nez. | She would not be happy if she deformed her nose. |
on | déformât | Si on déformât la vérité, ça serait malhonnête. | If one deformed the truth, it would be dishonest. |
nous | déformassions | Si nous déformassions les règles, ce serait injuste. | If we deformed the rules, it would be unfair. |
vous | déformassiez | Si vous déformassiez les mots, je ne pourrais pas vous comprendre. | If you deformed the words, I wouldn’t be able to understand you. |
ils | déformassent | S’ils déformassent la réalité, ça serait dangereux. | If they deformed reality, it would be dangerous. |
elles | déformassent | Si elles déformassent leur corps, elles pourraient se blesser. | If they deformed their bodies, they could get hurt. |
Other Conjugations for Déformer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déformer
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Déformer – 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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