Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Introduction to the verb empenner
The English translation of the French verb empenner is “to feather” or “to fletch.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahm-pen-nay.”
Empenner is derived from the Latin word “penna,” meaning “feather.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is commonly used in literary and formal contexts.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense with their English translations:
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Il fallait que je l’empenne pour que la flèche vole droit. (I had to feather it so that the arrow would fly straight.)
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Si tu l’empennais mieux, tu toucherais sûrement la cible. (If you fletched it better, you would definitely hit the target.)
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J’aimerais que mes flèches soient toujours bien empannées. (I wish my arrows were always well fletched.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of empenner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empenasse | Si je faisais plus attention, je empenasse mieux. | If I paid more attention, I would do better. |
tu | empenasses | Tu réussirais si tu empenasses plus. | You would succeed if you tried harder. |
il | empenât | Il serait content si il empenât correctement. | He would be happy if he did it correctly. |
elle | empenât | Elle ferait mieux si elle empenât rapidement. | She would do better if she did it quickly. |
on | empenât | Si on empenât plus, on serait plus fort. | If one did it more, one would be stronger. |
nous | empenassions | Si nous empenassions ensemble, on réussirait. | If we did it together, we would succeed. |
vous | empenassiez | Si vous empenassiez plus fort, vous seriez plus précis. | If you tried harder, you would be more accurate. |
ils | empenassent | S’ils empenassent plus souvent, ils atteindraient leur but. | If they did it more often, they would reach their goal. |
elles | empenassent | Si elles empenassent mieux, elles auraient plus de succès. | If they did it better, they would have more success. |
Other Conjugations for Empenner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
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Empenner – 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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