L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
Introduction to the verb empâter
The English translation of the French verb empâter is “to coat,” “to cover,” or “to smother.” It is pronounced as “ahn-pah-tay.”
The word empâter is derived from the prefix “en-” meaning “in” and the word “pâte” meaning “paste.” It is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of covering or smothering something with a paste or thick substance.
Here are three examples of empâter in the L’infinitif Présent tense:
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J’aime empâter mes crêpes avec du chocolat fondu.
Translation: I like to coat my crepes with melted chocolate. -
Il faut empâter le gâteau avec de la crème fouettée avant de le décorer.
Translation: We need to cover the cake with whipped cream before decorating it. -
Les enfants empâtent souvent leur visage avec de la boue en jouant dans le jardin.
Translation: Children often smother their faces with mud while playing in the garden.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of empâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empâte | J’ empâte la pâte. | I am kneading the dough. |
tu | empâtes | Tu empâtes maladroitement. | You clumsily knead. |
il | empâte | Il empâte les croissants. | He is kneading the croissants. |
elle | empâte | Elle empâte la pâte à modeler. | She is molding the clay. |
on | empâte | On empâte le gâteau ensemble. | We are making the cake together. |
nous | empâtons | Nous empâtons les pains ce matin. | We are kneading the bread this morning. |
vous | empâtez | Vous empâtez les biscuits. | You are shaping the cookies. |
ils | empâtent | Ils empâtent la pâte trop dur. | They are kneading the dough too hard. |
elles | empâtent | Elles empâtent la pâte à sculpter. | They are molding the sculpting clay. |
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empâter (this article)
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Empâter – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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