Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Introduction to the verb empailler
The English translation of empailler is “to stuff” or “to mount” (as in taxidermy). The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahm-pah-yay.”
Empailler comes from the French word “paille,” meaning “straw,” and originally referred to the practice of stuffing straw into furniture or mattresses for padding. Over time, it came to be used in the context of taxidermy, where it refers to the process of stuffing and mounting an animal for display.
In everyday French, empailler is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a desire, possibility, or hypothetical situation in the past. It is often preceded by the conjunction “que” and is commonly used in storytelling or to express a regret or wish.
Here are three simple examples of empailler in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, along with their English translations:
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Je souhaitais que tu empaillasse cet oiseau rare avant qu’il ne meurt. (I wished that you would stuff this rare bird before it died.)
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Il était improbable qu’il empaillât un lion de cette taille sans aide. (It was unlikely that he would mount a lion of this size without help.)
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Je regrettais que nous n’empeillassions pas notre chien bien-aimé avant sa mort. (I regretted that we didn’t stuff our beloved dog before its death.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of empailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empaillasses | Si j’avais un animal, je l’empaillasses. | If I had an animal, I would stuff it. |
tu | empaillasses | Si tu le faisais, tu empaillasses mieux que moi. | If you did it, you would stuff better than me. |
il | empaillassât | Il serait heureux s’il empaillassât bien. | He would be happy if he stuffed well. |
elle | empaillassât | Elle serait intriguée si elle empaillassât des animaux. | She would be intrigued if she stuffed animals. |
on | empaillassât | Si on empaillassât un oiseau, ça serait difficile. | If one stuffed a bird, it would be difficult. |
nous | empaillassions | Si nous empaillassions un lion, nous le mettrions dans un musée. | If we stuffed a lion, we would put it in a museum. |
vous | empaillassiez | Si vous empaillassiez un animal, vous pourriez le vendre. | If you stuffed an animal, you could sell it. |
ils | empaillassent | S’ils empaillassent des trophées, ils pourraient les exposer. | If they stuffed trophies, they could display them. |
elles | empaillassent | Si elles empaillassent un animal, elles pourraient le garder longtemps. | If they stuffed an animal, they could keep it for a long time. |
Other Conjugations for Empailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empailler
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Empailler – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
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