Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Introduction to the verb empoisser
The English translation of the French verb “empoisser” is “to make sticky” or “to gum up.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahm-pwah-sey.”
The word “empoisser” originates from the Old French word “poisse,” meaning “stickiness” or “gumminess.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of making something sticky or causing it to become gummy.
Examples:
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J’ai renversé du sirop sur la table et ça a tout empoissé.
(I spilled syrup on the table, and it made everything sticky.) -
Il a utilisé trop de colle, ce qui a empoissé le papier.
(He used too much glue, which gummed up the paper.) -
Les rouages de la machine se sont empoissés à cause de la graisse.
(The gears of the machine became sticky because of the grease.)
Empoisser – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of empoisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | empoisse | J’emppoisse mes mains avec de la colle. | I stick my hands with glue. |
Tu | empoisses | Tu empoisses toujours tout. | You always make everything sticky. |
Il | empoisse | Il empoisse le sol avec de la boue. | He makes the floor sticky with mud. |
Elle | empoisse | Elle empoisse ses vêtements avec de la confiture. | She gets her clothes sticky with jam. |
On | empoisse | On empoisse nos mains avec cette substance. | We make our hands sticky with this substance. |
Nous | empoissons | Nous empoissons la table avec de la sauce. | We make the table sticky with sauce. |
Vous | empoissez | Vous empoissez les papiers avec de l’encre. | You make the papers sticky with ink. |
Ils | empoissent | Ils empoissent la cuisine avec de la graisse. | They make the kitchen sticky with grease. |
Elles | empoissent | Elles empoissent leurs cheveux avec du gel. | They make their hair sticky with gel. |
Other Conjugations for Empoisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
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