Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) 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.” It is pronounced as ahm-peh-neh.
The word empêner comes from the Old French word “empeschier,” which means “to hinder” or “to impede.” It is derived from the Latin word “impedicare,” which means “to shackle” or “to entangle.”
In everyday French, empêner is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense, followed by the past participle of empêner.
Three examples of empêner in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais su, je t’aurais empêné de partir. (If I had known, I would have prevented you from leaving.)
- Il aurait empêné le vol s’il avait été plus rapide. (He would have prevented the theft if he had been faster.)
- Nous serions empênés de participer à la réunion si elle avait été annulée. (We would have been prevented from attending the meeting if it had been cancelled.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of empêner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais empêné | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais empêné. | I would have prevented you. |
tu | aurais empêné | Tu aurais empêné le désastre. | You would have prevented the disaster. |
il | aurait empêné | Il aurait empêné la violence. | He would have prevented the violence. |
elle | aurait empêné | Elle aurait empêné la chute. | She would have prevented the fall. |
on | aurait empêné | On aurait empêné l’accident. | One would have prevented the accident. |
nous | aurions empêné | Nous aurions empêné la fraude. | We would have prevented the fraud. |
vous | auriez empêné | Vous auriez empêné le vol. | You would have prevented the theft. |
ils | auraient empêné | Ils auraient empêné le crime. | They would have prevented the crime. |
elles | auraient empêné | Elles auraient empêné le conflit. | They (female) would have prevented the conflict. |
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 (this article)
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 Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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