French/Grammar/Tenses/Imperfect subjunctive

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[edit] Usage of the Imperfect Subjunctive

[edit] Formation of the Imperfect Subjunctive

[edit] Imperfect Subjunctive Stems

  • For regular -er verbs, the imperfect subjunctive stem is the conjugation of the verb in the simple past for the il form.
  • For regular -ir verbs, regular -re verbs, and irregular verbs, the imperfect subjunctive stem is the conjugation of the verb in the simple past for the il form, after removing the final t in that conjugation.

[edit] Imperfect Subjunctive Endings

  • To conjugate in the imperfect subjunctive, add the appropriate ending to the imperfect subjunctive stem. There is one set of endings for irregular verbs whose past participles end in -u ("irregular endings"), and another set for all other verbs ("regular endings").

Imperfect Subjunctive Endings

Subject

Ending

je

-sse

tu

-sses

il

-^t

nous

-ssions

vous

-ssiez

ils

-ssent

[edit] Irregular Conjugations

  • The verb venir is irregular, but only in the il form.

Irregular Endings

Subject

Ending

je

vinsse

tu

vinsses

il

vînt

nous

vinssions

vous

vinssiez

ils

vinssent


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