Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Introduction to the verb empatter
The English translation of the French verb empatter is “to encumber” or “to burden.” The infinitive form, empatter, is pronounced as ahm-pa-teh.
The word empatter comes from the Old French word “empatir,” derived from the Latin word “imputare,” meaning “to charge.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of empatter in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense with their English translations:
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Il fallait que nous empattions le cheval pour le voyage. (We needed to burden the horse for the journey.)
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Je savais qu’elle empattait toujours ses enfants avec trop de travail. (I knew she always burdened her children with too much work.)
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Il était possible que la famine empattât les habitants du village. (It was possible that the famine would encumber the villagers.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of empatter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empattasse | Si je déménageais, j’empattasse. | If I moved, I would pack. |
tu | empattasses | Si tu te dépêchais, tu empattasses. | If you hurry up, you would pack. |
il | empattât | Si il finissait tôt, il empattât. | If he finished early, he would pack. |
elle | empattât | Si elle trouvait du temps, elle empattât. | If she found time, she would pack. |
on | empattât | Si on avait de l’aide, on empattât. | If one had help, one would pack. |
nous | empattassions | Si nous restions longtemps, nous empattassions. | If we stayed a long time, we would pack. |
vous | empattassiez | Si vous aviez des boîtes, vous empattassiez. | If you had boxes, you would pack. |
ils | empattassent | Si ils travaillaient moins, ils empattassent. | If they worked less, they would pack. |
elles | empattassent | Si elles s’organisaient, elles empattassent. | If they organized themselves, they would pack. |
Other Conjugations for Empatter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empatter
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Empatter – 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
Summary
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