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FRENCH VERB

imaginer

to imagine

  • #207 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: imaginé
  • Present participle: imaginant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I imagine
  2. tu you imagine
  3. il, elle, on he/she imagines
  4. nous we imagine
  5. vous you imagine
  6. ils, elles they imagine

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I imagined
  2. tu you imagined
  3. il, elle, on he/she imagined
  4. nous we imagined
  5. vous you imagined
  6. ils, elles they imagined

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to imagine
  2. tu you used to imagine
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to imagine
  4. nous we used to imagine
  5. vous you used to imagine
  6. ils, elles they used to imagine

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will imagine
  2. tu you will imagine
  3. il, elle, on he/she will imagine
  4. nous we will imagine
  5. vous you will imagine
  6. ils, elles they will imagine

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would imagine
  2. tu you would imagine
  3. il, elle, on he/she would imagine
  4. nous we would imagine
  5. vous you would imagine
  6. ils, elles they would imagine

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I imagine
  2. tu (that) you imagine
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she imagine
  4. nous (that) we imagine
  5. vous (that) you imagine
  6. ils, elles (that) they imagine

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu imagine!
  2. nous imagine! (let’s)
  3. vous imagine! (plural, or formal)

How to use imaginer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    J'imagine que tu es fatigué après ce voyage.

    I imagine you're tired after that trip.

  2. Past

    Je n'ai jamais imaginé vivre à l'étranger.

    I never imagined living abroad.

  3. Imperfect

    Petit, j'imaginais que les nuages étaient en coton.

    As a kid, I imagined clouds were made of cotton.

  4. Future

    Tu imagineras la suite de l'histoire toi-même.

    You'll imagine the rest of the story yourself.

  5. Conditional

    Je n'imaginerais pas ma vie sans musique.

    I couldn't imagine my life without music.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas qu'il imagine des choses fausses.

    I don't want him imagining things that aren't true.

  7. Imperative

    Imagine un peu la tête de ta mère !

    Just imagine your mother's face!

Good to know

  • J'imagine often means I suppose : il est fatigué, j'imagine. Tu imagines ? is can you imagine?

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.