Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Introduction to the verb diviser
The English translation of the French verb diviser is “to divide.” The infinitive form of diviser is pronounced “dee-vee-zay.”
The word diviser comes from the Latin word “dividere,” meaning “to separate” or “to divide.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and is derived from the Old French word “divise,” meaning “divide, separate.”
In everyday French, diviser is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a possibility or hypothetical situation in the past. It is often used after the conjunction “si” (if) to express a condition.
Here are three examples of diviser used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
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Si j’étais plus riche, je diviser ais mes biens entre mes enfants. (If I were richer, I would divide my possessions among my children.)
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Il fallait que tu diviser es tes efforts entre tes études et ton travail. (You had to divide your efforts between your studies and your work.)
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Nous voulions que vous diviser ie z vos tâches afin de terminer plus tôt. (We wanted you to divide your tasks in order to finish earlier.)
Translation:
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If I were richer, I would divide my possessions among my children.
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You had to divide your efforts between your studies and your work.
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We wanted you to divide your tasks in order to finish earlier.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of diviser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | divisasse | Si je savais mieux, je divisasse plus rapidement. | If I knew better, I would divide more quickly. |
tu | divisasses | Si tu avais des conseils, tu divisasses mieux. | If you had advice, you would divide better. |
il | divisât | Il serait fier si il divisât équitablement. | He would be proud if he divided fairly. |
elle | divisât | Elle serait furieuse si elle divisât injustement. | She would be furious if she divided unfairly. |
on | divisât | Si on divisât équitablement, on éviterait les conflits. | If one divided fairly, one would avoid conflicts. |
nous | divisassions | Si nous divisassions équitablement, nous aurions des résultats plus justes. | If we divided fairly, we would have more just results. |
vous | divisassiez | Si vous divisassiez plus efficacement, vous économiseriez du temps. | If you divided more efficiently, you would save time. |
ils | divisassent | S’ils travaillaient ensemble, ils divisassent équitablement. | If they worked together, they would divide fairly. |
elles | divisassent | Si elles divisassent équitablement, les tâches seraient finies plus rapidement. | If they divided fairly, the tasks would be finished more quickly. |
Other Conjugations for Diviser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diviser
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Diviser – 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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