Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Introduction to the verb empercher
The English translation of the French verb empercher is “to prevent.” It is pronounced as “ahm-pehr-shay” in its infinitive form.
The word empercher comes from the Old French word “empeschier” which means “to hinder or impede.” It ultimately derives from the Latin word “impedicare” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, the verb empercher is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past. It is formed with the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of using empercher in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais empeché cette catastrophe. (If I had known, I would have prevented this disaster.)
- Nous serions arrivés à l’heure si le trafic ne nous avait pas empechés. (We would have arrived on time if the traffic hadn’t hindered us.)
- Tu aurais dû m’aider à empecher cette erreur. (You should have helped me prevent this mistake.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of empercher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais empêché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais empêché de partir. | I would have prevented you from leaving. |
tu | aurais empêché | Tu aurais empêché le chien de courir. | You would have stopped the dog from running. |
il | aurait empêché | Il aurait empêché le vol. | He would have prevented the theft. |
elle | aurait empêché | Elle aurait empêché le désastre. | She would have prevented the disaster. |
on | aurait empêché | On aurait empêché un accident. | One would have prevented an accident. |
nous | aurions empêché | Nous aurions empêché la faillite. | We would have prevented bankruptcy. |
vous | auriez empêché | Vous auriez empêché le désordre. | You would have stopped the chaos. |
ils | auraient empêché | Ils auraient empêché la guerre. | They would have prevented the war. |
elles | auraient empêché | Elles auraient empêché la chute. | They (female) would have prevented the fall. |
Other Conjugations for Empercher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
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Empercher – 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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