Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Introduction to the verb empâter
The English translation of empâter is “to make heavy or thick.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahm-pah-teh.
Empâter comes from the Old French word “empestrer,” meaning to hinder or obstruct. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action or situation in the past. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the conditional form, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of empâter in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si tu avais empâté la pâte, elle aurait été plus difficile à étaler. (If you had made the dough heavy, it would have been harder to roll out.)
- Elle aurait empâté le mélange en ajoutant trop de farine. (She would have made the mixture heavy by adding too much flour.)
- Nous aurions empâté nos vêtements en marchant dans la boue. (We would have made our clothes heavy by walking in the mud.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of empâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais empâté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais empâté. | I would have kneaded you. |
tu | aurais empâté | Tu aurais empâté la pâte. | You would have kneaded the dough. |
il | aurait empâté | Il aurait empâté le pain. | He would have kneaded the bread. |
elle | aurait empâté | Elle aurait empâté la pizza. | She would have kneaded the pizza. |
on | aurait empâté | On aurait empâté la pâte à modeler. | One would have kneaded the modeling clay. |
nous | aurions empâté | Nous aurions empâté les biscuits. | We would have kneaded the cookies. |
vous | auriez empâté | Vous auriez empâté le gâteau. | You would have kneaded the cake. |
ils | auraient empâté | Ils auraient empâté la tarte. | They would have kneaded the pie. |
elles | auraient empâté | Elles auraient empâté la pâte. | They (female) would have kneaded the dough. |
Other Conjugations for Empâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
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Empâter – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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