Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Introduction to the verb identifier
The English translation of the French verb identifier is “to identify.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ee-dehn-tee-fye.”
Identifier comes from the Latin word “identificare,” which means “to make identical.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express doubt, possibility, or hypothesis.
Examples:
- Il faut que je l’identifie avant de lui parler. (I need to identify him before talking to him.)
- J’aimerais que tu identifies les oiseaux que nous voyons dans le parc. (I would like you to identify the birds we see in the park.)
- Il est possible qu’elle s’identifie à une autre personne pour se cacher. (It is possible that she identifies herself as someone else to hide.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of identifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | identifie | Il est important que je m’identifie. | It’s important that I identify myself. |
tu | identifies | Je veux que tu identifies. | I want you to identify. |
il | identifie | Je doute qu’il identifie le problème. | I doubt he identifies the problem. |
elle | identifie | Elle veut que je l’identifie. | She wants me to identify her. |
on | identifie | Il est nécessaire qu’on s’identifie. | It’s necessary we identify ourselves. |
nous | identifiions | Il est impossible que nous identifiions. | It’s impossible for us to identify. |
vous | identifiiez | Je suggère que vous vous identifiiez. | I suggest you identify yourselves. |
ils | identifient | Je crains qu’ils ne m’identifient. | I fear they won’t identify me. |
elles | identifient | Il est important qu’elles s’identifient. | It’s important for them to identify themselves. |
Other Conjugations for Identifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb identifier
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Identifier – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Summary
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