Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Introduction to the verb empêner
The English translation of the French verb empêner is “to prevent” or “to hinder.” The infinitive form of empêner is pronounced as “ahm-peh-nay.”
The word empêner comes from the Old French word “empenner,” which means “to hinder.” It is derived from the Latin word “impedire,” meaning “to entangle” or “to hinder.” In everyday French, empêner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action that did not occur due to a previous condition.
Three simple examples of empêner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- Il avait peur que les émeutes n’aient empêné la fête. (He was afraid that the riots had prevented the party.)
- Nous avions peur que les intempéries n’aient empêné notre voyage. (We were afraid that the bad weather had hindered our trip.)
- J’avais peur que le manque de temps n’ait empêné la réalisation de mon projet. (I was afraid that the lack of time had prevented the completion of my project.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of empêner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse empêné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse empêné. | I wish I had prevented. |
tu | eusses empêné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses empêné. | I wish you had prevented. |
il | eût empêné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût empêné. | I wish he had prevented. |
elle | eût empêné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût empêné. | I wish she had prevented. |
on | eût empêné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût empêné. | I wish one had prevented. |
nous | eussions empêné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions empêné. | I wish we had prevented. |
vous | eussiez empêné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez empêné. | I wish you had prevented. |
ils | eussent empêné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent empêné. | I wish they had prevented. |
elles | eussent empêné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent empêné. | I wish they had prevented. |
Other Conjugations for Empêner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
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Empêner – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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