Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Introduction to the verb divaguer
The English translation of the French verb divaguer is “to digress” or “to wander”. It is pronounced “dee-vah-guh-ay”.
The language origin of divaguer comes from the Latin word “divagari”, which means “to wander”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is a literary tense used to express a possibility or uncertainty in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il fallait que je divaguasse un peu pour trouver la solution. (I had to digress a bit to find the solution.)
- Elle souhaitait que je ne divaguasse pas trop pendant le discours. (She wished that I wouldn’t wander too much during the speech.)
- Nous aurions aimé que tu ne divaguasses pas sur des sujets sans importance. (We would have liked you not to digress on unimportant topics.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of divaguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | divaguasse | Je serais plus heureux si je divaguasse moins. | I would be happier if I rambled less. |
tu | divaguasses | Si tu divaguasses moins, tu comprendrais mieux. | If you rambled less, you would understand better. |
il | divaguât | Il serait plus concentré s’il divaguât moins. | He would be more focused if he rambled less. |
elle | divaguât | Si elle divaguât moins, elle serait plus attentive. | If she rambled less, she would be more attentive. |
on | divaguât | Si on divaguât moins, on ne perdrait pas le fil. | If one rambled less, one wouldn’t lose track. |
nous | divaguassions | Si nous divaguassions ensemble, nous serions confus. | If we rambled together, we would be confused. |
vous | divaguassiez | Si vous divaguassiez moins, vous seriez plus précis. | If you rambled less, you would be more precise. |
ils | divaguassent | S’ils divaguassent moins, ils auraient plus de temps. | If they rambled less, they would have more time. |
elles | divaguassent | Si elles divaguassent moins, elles seraient plus productives. | If they rambled less, they would be more productive. |
Other Conjugations for Divaguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb divaguer
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Divaguer – 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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