Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Introduction to the verb empanner
The English translation of the French verb empanner is “to tack” or “to change direction” in sailing. It is pronounced as “ahm-pan-ay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of empanner can be traced back to the Latin word “panis,” meaning bread, which evolved into the old French word “pan,” meaning sail. Eventually, the prefix “em-” was added, giving the verb the meaning of changing the position of the sail.
In everyday French, empanner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Il faut que je t’aie empanné lorsque tu as commencé à dériver. (I had to tack when you started to drift.)
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Je ne savais pas s’il fallait que j’eusse empanné ou continué tout droit. (I didn’t know if I should have tacked or continued straight ahead.)
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Je regrette que vous n’ayez pas empanné plus tôt, sinon vous auriez gagné la course. (I regret that you didn’t tack earlier, otherwise you would have won the race.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of empanner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie empanné | Il faut que j’aie empanné. | I must have tacked. |
tu | aies empanné | Il est important que tu aies empanné. | It’s important that you tacked. |
il | ait empanné | Il est possible qu’il ait empanné. | It’s possible he tacked. |
elle | ait empanné | Elle souhaite qu’elle ait empanné. | She wishes she tacked. |
on | ait empanné | On veut qu’on ait empanné. | We want it to have been tacked. |
nous | ayons empanné | Nous espérons que nous ayons empanné. | We hope we tacked. |
vous | ayez empanné | Il est important que vous ayez empanné. | It’s important that you tacked. |
ils | aient empanné | Ils espèrent qu’ils aient empanné. | They hope they tacked. |
elles | aient empanné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient empanné. | They prefer they tacked. |
Other Conjugations for Empanner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
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Empanner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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