All verbs

/imaʒine/to imagineB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · que + clause — Takes a direct object, or que + clause

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
imaginons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

imagin-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

imagin-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

imagin-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

imagin-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

imagin-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
imaginer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

imaginer-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

imaginer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

imaginer

Past participle
imaginé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

imaginé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

imaginé

Conjugation

présent
Ij'imagine/ʒimaʒin/I imagine
youtu imagines/ty imaʒin/you imagine
he/sheil imagine/il imaʒin/he imagines
wenous imaginons/nuz imaʒinɔ̃/we imagine
youvous imaginez/vuz imaʒine/you imagine
theyils imaginent/ilz imaʒin/they imagine

Examples

  • Imagine !

    /i.ma.ʒin/

    Just imagine!

  • J'imaginais que c'était plus grand.

    /ʒi.ma.ʒi.nɛ kə se.tɛ ply ɡʁɑ̃/

    I imagined it was bigger.

  • Je ne peux pas imaginer.

    /ʒə nə pø pa.z‿i.ma.ʒi.ne/

    I can't imagine.

Set phrases

  • l'imagination

    imagination