Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empenner
Introduction to the verb empenner
English translation: The English translation of the French verb empenner is “to feather (an arrow).”
Pronunciation: The infinitive form of empenner is pronounced as “ahm-pehn-nay.”
Language origin: Empenner comes from the Old French word “empanner,” which means “to put feathers on an arrow.” This is derived from the Latin word “panna,” which means “feather.”
Usage in Conditionnel Passé tense: In everyday French, empenner is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical situation in the past or to express a regret about something that didn’t happen.
Examples:
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“Si j’avais empenné ma flèche correctement, j’aurais touché la cible.” (If I had feathered my arrow correctly, I would have hit the target.)
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“Ils se seraient empennés les flèches si elles n’étaient pas mouillées.” (They would have feathered their arrows if they were not wet.)
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“Elle aurait empenné toutes les flèches si elle avait eu plus de temps.” (She would have feathered all the arrows if she had more time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of empenner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais empanné | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais empanné. | I would have prepared you. |
tu | aurais empanné | Tu aurais empanné plus tôt. | You would have prepared earlier. |
il | aurait empanné | Il aurait empanné les flèches. | He would have fletched the arrows. |
elle | aurait empanné | Elle aurait empanné ses plumes. | She would have prepared her feathers. |
on | aurait empanné | On aurait empanné les flèches. | One would have prepared the arrows. |
nous | aurions empanné | Nous aurions empanné en famille. | We would have prepared as a family. |
vous | auriez empanné | Vous auriez empanné avec soin. | You would have carefully prepared. |
ils | auraient empanné | Ils auraient empanné les bâtons. | They would have prepared the sticks. |
elles | auraient empanné | Elles auraient empanné leurs arcs. | They (female) would have prepared their bows. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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