Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Introduction to the verb distiller
The English translation of the French verb distiller is “to distill”. It is pronounced “dee-stee-leh” in its infinitive form.
The verb distiller comes from the Latin word “distillare”, meaning “to drop down”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples:
- Je souhaitais que tu distillasses ton propre alcool. (I wished that you would distill your own alcohol.)
- Il fallait que nous distillassions l’eau avant de la boire. (We had to distill the water before drinking it.)
- J’aurais aimé que vous distillassiez vos propres huiles essentielles. (I would have liked for you to distill your own essential oils.)
English translations:
- I wished that you would distill your own alcohol.
- We had to distill the water before drinking it.
- I would have liked for you to distill your own essential oils.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of distiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | distillasse | Si j’étais riche, je distillasse plus de boissons. | If I were rich, I would distill more drinks. |
tu | distillasses | Si tu avais plus de temps, tu distillasses tes propres alcools. | If you had more time, you would distill your own alcohol. |
il | distillât | Il serait plus heureux si il distillât ses propres parfums. | He would be happier if he distilled his own perfumes. |
elle | distillât | Elle serait plus satisfaite si elle distillât ses propres huiles essentielles. | She would be more satisfied if she distilled her own essential oils. |
on | distillât | Si on distillât plus souvent, on aurait une plus grande variété. | If one distilled more often, one would have a greater variety. |
nous | distillassions | Si nous distillassions ensemble, on pourrait apprendre des autres. | If we distilled together, we could learn from each other. |
vous | distillassiez | Si vous distillassiez plus vite, vous pourriez vendre plus de produits. | If you distilled faster, you could sell more products. |
ils | distillassent | S’ils distillassent ensemble, ça serait plus amusant. | If they distilled together, it would be more fun. |
elles | distillassent | Si elles distillassent régulièrement, elles pourraient faire des affaires. | If they distilled regularly, they could do business. |
Other Conjugations for Distiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distiller
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Distiller – 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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