Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Introduction to the verb imiter
The English translation of the French verb imiter is “to imitate.” The infinitive form of imiter is pronounced “ee-mee-tay.”
The language origin of imiter can be traced back to the Latin word imitari, which means “to copy” or “to mimic.” In everyday French, imiter is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that has already happened in the past and is completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of imiter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais imité sa danse avant qu’elle ne remarque mes mouvements. (I had imitated her dance before she noticed my movements.)
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Tu avais imité sa voix avant que je ne te reconnaisse. (You had imitated her voice before I recognized you.)
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Il avait imité le cri de l’oiseau avant que la pluie ne commence. (He had imitated the bird’s cry before the rain started.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of imiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse imité | J’aurais aimé que je eusse imité. | I wish I had imitated. |
tu | eusses imité | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses imité. | I wish you had imitated. |
il | eût imité | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût imité. | I wish he had imitated. |
elle | eût imité | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût imité. | I wish she had imitated. |
on | eût imité | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût imité. | I wish one had imitated. |
nous | eussions imité | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions imité. | I wish we had imitated. |
vous | eussiez imité | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez imité. | I wish you had imitated. |
ils | eussent imité | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent imité. | I wish they had imitated. |
elles | eussent imité | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent imité. | I wish they had imitated. |
Other Conjugations for Imiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
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Imiter – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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