Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Introduction to the verb embéguiner
The English translation of the French verb embéguiner is “to deceive” or “to fool.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahn-bay-ghee-neh.
The origin of the word embéguiner can be traced back to the Old French word “beguiner,” meaning “to disguise.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express hypothetical or uncertain actions or events in the past.
Here are three simple examples of embéguiner used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
- Je doutais qu’il m’embéguinât avec ses belles paroles. (I doubted that he was deceiving me with his sweet words.)
- Si tu le voyais, tu comprendrais qu’il t’embéguinait depuis le début. (If you saw him, you would understand that he had been fooling you from the beginning.)
- Il était peu probable qu’elle s’embéguinât d’un menteur comme lui. (It was unlikely that she would fall for a liar like him.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of embéguiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embéguinasse | Je crois que je préfèrerais que je embéguinasse pas mon frère. | I think I would rather not be smitten with my brother. |
tu | embéguinasses | Je voulais que tu embéguinasses le jeune homme, mais tu m’as ignoré. | I wanted you to flirt with the young man, but you ignored me. |
il | embéguinât | Il serait mieux si il embéguinât la fille avec qui il flirte. | It would be better if he flirted with the girl he’s interested in. |
elle | embéguinât | Elle préfèrerait que tu embéguinât pas son petit ami. | She would prefer if you didn’t hit on her boyfriend. |
on | embéguinât | Il serait plus agréable si on embéguinât pas nos amis. | It would be nicer if we didn’t hit on our friends. |
nous | embéguinassions | Il faut qu’on embéguinassions des personnes qui peuvent nous aider. | We need to charm people who can help us. |
vous | embéguinassiez | Il serait mieux si vous embéguinassiez pas les personnes mariées. | It would be better if you didn’t flirt with married people. |
ils | embéguinassent | Il serait préférable qu’ils embéguinassent pas les filles qui viennent à la fête. | It would be better if they didn’t hit on the girls coming to the party. |
elles | embéguinassent | Je préfèrerais qu’elles embéguinassent pas mon frère. | I would prefer if they didn’t flirt with my brother. |
Other Conjugations for Embéguiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embéguiner
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Embéguiner – 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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