Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Introduction to the verb empester
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The English translation of the French verb empester is “to annoy” or “to bother.” It is pronounced ahm-peh-stay in its infinitive form.
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Empester comes from the Old French word “empaistrier” which means “to lay traps.” It is derived from the Latin word “infestare” which means “to annoy” or “to harass.” In everyday French, empester is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense.
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Three simple examples of empester in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations are:
- Si tu m’avais écouté, tu ne t’empesterais pas maintenant. (If you had listened to me, you wouldn’t be bothering yourself now.)
- Nous nous serions empestés en restant dans cette ville polluée. (We would have been annoyed if we had stayed in this polluted city.)
- J’aurais été empestée par les moustiques si je n’avais pas utilisé de répulsif. (I would have been bothered by mosquitoes if I hadn’t used repellent.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of empester
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais empesté | Si j’avais su, j’aurais empesté la pièce. | I would have filled the room with a bad smell. |
tu | aurais empesté | Tu aurais empesté la maison. | You would have made the house smell bad. |
il | aurait empesté | Il aurait empesté ses vêtements. | He would have made his clothes stink. |
elle | aurait empesté | Elle aurait empesté toute la pièce. | She would have made the whole room stink. |
on | aurait empesté | On aurait empesté le quartier. | One would have made the neighborhood smell bad. |
nous | aurions empesté | Nous aurions empesté la cuisine. | We would have filled the kitchen with a bad smell. |
vous | auriez empesté | Vous auriez empesté le bureau. | You would have made the office smell bad. |
ils | auraient empesté | Ils auraient empesté la salle de classe. | They would have filled the classroom with a bad smell. |
elles | auraient empesté | Elles auraient empesté le jardin. | They (female) would have made the garden smell bad. |
Other Conjugations for Empester.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
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Empester – 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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