Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Introduction to the verb driver
The English translation of the French verb “driver” is “to drive.” It is pronounced as “dree-vay.”
The word “driver” is derived from the Old French verb “dervier,” which means “to lead.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples of the usage of “driver” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense could be:
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Je souhaitais que tu me driver en ville afin que je puisse faire mes courses. (I wished that you would drive me to the city so I could do my shopping.)
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Il fallait que nous driver toute la nuit pour arriver à temps pour le mariage. (We had to drive all night to arrive on time for the wedding.)
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Si j’avais su conduire, je t’aurais driver à l’aéroport hier soir. (If I knew how to drive, I would have driven you to the airport last night.)
English translations:
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I wished/desired that you would drive me to the city so I could do my shopping.
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We had to drive all night to arrive on time for the wedding.
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If I knew how to drive, I would have driven you to the airport last night.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of driver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | conduisisse | Si j’avais une voiture, je conduisisse tous les jours. | If I had a car, I would drive every day. |
tu | conduisisses | Si tu conduisisses plus prudemment, tu n’aurais pas d’accidents. | If you drove more carefully, you wouldn’t have accidents. |
il | conduisît | Il serait en retard s’il conduisît lentement. | He would be late if he drove slowly. |
elle | conduisît | Elle serait fatiguée si elle conduisît toute la journée. | She would be tired if she drove all day. |
on | conduisît | Si on conduisît moins vite, on pourrait économiser de l’essence. | If one drove slower, one could save on gas. |
nous | conduisissions | Si nous conduisissions ensemble, on partagerait les frais. | If we drove together, we would split the costs. |
vous | conduisissiez | Si vous conduisissiez prudemment, vous éviteriez les amendes. | If you drove carefully, you would avoid fines. |
ils | conduisissent | Si ils conduisissent plus souvent, ils prendraient moins les transports en commun. | If they drove more often, they would take public transport less. |
elles | conduisissent | Si elles conduisissent en ville, elles préfèreraient les petites voitures. | If they drove in the city, they would prefer smaller cars. |
Other Conjugations for Driver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driver
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Driver – 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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