Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb imiter
Introduction to the verb imiter
The English translation of the French verb imiter is “to imitate.” It is pronounced “ee-mee-teh.”
The word imiter comes from the Latin verb imitari, meaning “to copy or imitate.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which is used to express actions or states that are uncertain or subjective.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Présent tense, along with their English translations:
- Il faut que tu l’imites. (You must imitate him/her.)
- Je doute qu’elle sache bien l’imiter. (I doubt she knows how to imitate it well.)
- Il est important que nous les imitions pour réussir. (It is important that we imitate them to succeed.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of imiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | imite | Il est important que je l’imite. | It’s important that I imitate him. |
tu | imites | Je préfère que tu n’imites pas. | I prefer you not imitate. |
il | imite | Elle veut qu’il imite son style. | She wants him to imitate her style. |
elle | imite | Elle souhaite qu’elle imite sa mère. | She wishes her to imitate her mother. |
on | imite | Il est nécessaire qu’on l’imite. | It’s necessary we imitate him. |
nous | imitions | Il est préférable que nous imitions. | It’s preferable we imitate. |
vous | imitiez | Il est essentiel que vous imitiez. | It’s essential you imitate. |
ils | imitent | Il est crucial qu’ils imitent. | It’s crucial they imitate. |
elles | imitent | Il est indispensable qu’elles imitent. | It’s essential they imitate. |
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 (this article)
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 Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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