French/Grammar/Tenses/Imperfect subjunctive

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Contents 1 Usage of the Imperfect Subjunctive 2 Formation of the Imperfect Subjunctive 2.1 Imperfect Subjunctive Stems 2.2 Imperfect Subjunctive Endings 2.3 Irregular Conjugations

[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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