Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Introduction to the verb empeser
The English translation of the French verb empeser is “to starch.” It is pronounced as “ahm-peh-zay.” The word comes from the Old French term “empesier,” which means “to make heavy or stiff.”
Empeser is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past but have a connection to the present.
Here are three simple examples of empeser in the Passé Composé tense:
1) J’ai empesé ma chemise pour qu’elle soit bien repassée. (I starched my shirt so it would be well ironed.)
2) Tu as empesé tes rideaux ? (Did you starch your curtains?)
3) Ils ont empesé leur linge avant de le mettre dans la machine à laver. (They starched their laundry before putting it in the washing machine.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of empeser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai empesé | J’ai empesé ma chemise. | I stiffened my shirt. |
tu | as empesé | Tu as empesé tes manches. | You stiffened your sleeves. |
il | a empesé | Il a empesé le tissu. | He stiffened the fabric. |
elle | a empesé | Elle a empesé sa jupe. | She stiffened her skirt. |
on | a empesé | On a empesé les bords. | We stiffened the edges. |
nous | avons empesé | Nous avons empesé les épaules. | We stiffened the shoulders. |
vous | avez empesé | Vous avez empesé le col. | You stiffened the collar. |
ils | ont empesé | Ils ont empesé leur cravate. | They stiffened their tie. |
elles | ont empesé | Elles ont empesé leurs robes. | They stiffened their dresses. |
Other Conjugations for Empeser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeser
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Empeser – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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