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imposer

to compel

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Conjugation of imposer

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
j’impose
I compel
tu imposes
you compel
il/elle/on impose
he/she/it compels
nous imposons
we compel
vous imposez
you all compel
ils/elles imposent
they compel
Present perfect tense
j’ai imposé
I compelled
tu as imposé
you compelled
il/elle/on a imposé
he/she/it compelled
nous avons imposé
we compelled
vous avez imposé
you all compelled
ils/elles ont imposé
they compelled
Past impf. tense
j’imposais
I was compelling
tu imposais
you were compelling
il/elle/on imposait
he/she/it was compelling
nous imposions
we were compelling
vous imposiez
you all were compelling
ils/elles imposaient
they were compelling
Future tense
j’imposerai
I will compel
tu imposeras
you will compel
il/elle/on imposera
he/she/it will compel
nous imposerons
we will compel
vous imposerez
you all will compel
ils/elles imposeront
they will compel
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais imposé
I had compelled
tu avais imposé
you had compelled
il/elle/on avait imposé
he/she/it had compelled
nous avions imposé
we had compelled
vous aviez imposé
you all had compelled
ils/elles avaient imposé
they had compelled
Past preterite tense
j’imposai
I compelled
tu imposas
you compelled
il/elle/on imposa
he/she/it compelled
nous imposâmes
we compelled
vous imposâtes
you all compelled
ils/elles imposèrent
they compelled
Past anterior tense
j’eus imposé
I had compelled
tu eus imposé
you had compelled
il/elle/on eut imposé
he/she/it had compelled
nous eûmes imposé
we had compelled
vous eûtes imposé
you all had compelled
ils/elles eurent imposé
they had compelled
Future perfect tense
j’aurai imposé
I will have compelled
tu auras imposé
you will have compelled
il/elle/on aura imposé
he/she/it will have compelled
nous aurons imposé
we will have compelled
vous aurez imposé
you all will have compelled
ils/elles auront imposé
they will have compelled
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que j’impose
that I compel
que tu imposes
that you compel
qu’il/elle/on impose
that he/she/it compel
que nous imposions
that we compel
que vous imposiez
that you all compel
qu’ils/elles imposent
that they compel
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie imposé
that I have compelled
que tu aies imposé
that you have compelled
qu’il/elle/on ait imposé
that he/she/it have compelled
que nous ayons imposé
that we have compelled
que vous ayez imposé
that you all have compelled
qu’ils/elles aient imposé
that they have compelled
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que j’imposasse
that I would compel
que tu imposasses
that you would compel
qu’il/elle/on imposât
that he/she/it would compel
que nous imposassions
that we would compel
que vous imposassiez
that you all would compel
qu’ils/elles imposassent
that they would compel
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse imposé
that I had compelled
que tu eusses imposé
that you had compelled
qu’il/elle/on eût imposé
that he/she/it had compelled
que nous eussions imposé
that we had compelled
que vous eussiez imposé
that you all had compelled
qu’ils/elles eussent imposé
that they had compelled
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
j’imposerais
I would compel
tu imposerais
you would compel
il/elle/on imposerait
he/she/it would compel
nous imposerions
we would compel
vous imposeriez
you all would compel
ils/elles imposeraient
they would compel
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais imposé
I would have compelled
tu aurais imposé
you would have compelled
il/elle/on aurait imposé
he/she/it would have compelled
nous aurions imposé
we would have compelled
vous auriez imposé
you all would have compelled
ils/elles auraient imposé
they would have compelled
Imperative mood
-
impose
compel!
-
imposons
let's compel!
imposez
compel!
-
Past perfect imperative mood
-
aie imposé
have compelled
-
ayons imposé
let's have compelled
ayez imposé
have compelled
-

Examples of imposer

Ce sont les yeux d'un homme qui, s'il avait sa raison, sortirait de sa cellule pour imposer sa volonté aux hommes.

The eyes of a man who... If he were in his right mind, I believe he could compel people to do his will right from his cell.

L'état ne veut pas qu'une fraude soit utilisée pour imposer la paternité à un homme.

The state doesn't want fraud to be used to compel fatherhood against a man's will.

Vous ne me donnez pas d'autre choix que celui de vous de l'imposer.

You give me no alternative but to compel you to enjoy yourself.

La loi du désert m'impose la franchise.

Desert law compels me to speak truthfully.

Saturne t'impose la vérité !

Saturn compels you to the truth!

Très imposant.

Very compelling.

Très, très imposant.

Very, very compelling.