Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Introduction to the verb empiéger
The English translation of the French verb empiéger is “to ensnare” or “to trap.” It is pronounced as “ahm-pee-eh-zhay.”
The language origin of empiéger can be traced back to the Latin word “impedire,” which means “to hinder” or “to obstruct.” Over time, the word evolved in French to take on the meaning of trapping or ensnaring.
In everyday French, empiéger is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical 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 empiéger.
Examples:
- Si j’avais su, je ne me serais pas fait empiéger par cette arnaque. (If I had known, I wouldn’t have been ensnared by this scam.)
- Vous auriez été empiégé si je ne vous avais pas avertis à temps. (You would have been trapped if I hadn’t warned you in time.)
- Elle se serait empiégée dans ses propres mensonges si je n’avais pas découvert la vérité. (She would have ensnared herself in her own lies if I hadn’t uncovered the truth.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of empiéger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais empiégé | Si j’avais eu un piège, j’aurais empiégé les rats. | If I had a trap, I would have trapped the rats. |
tu | aurais empiégé | Tu aurais empiégé le renard. | You would have ensnared the fox. |
il | aurait empiégé | Il aurait empiégé les oiseaux. | He would have caught the birds. |
elle | aurait empiégé | Elle aurait empiégé les souris. | She would have trapped the mice. |
on | aurait empiégé | On aurait empiégé les lapins. | One would have caught the rabbits. |
nous | aurions empiégé | Nous aurions empiégé les sangliers. | We would have trapped the boars. |
vous | auriez empiégé | Vous auriez empiégé les écureuils. | You would have ensnared the squirrels. |
ils | auraient empiégé | Ils auraient empiégé les cerfs. | They would have caught the deer. |
elles | auraient empiégé | Elles auraient empiégé les renards. | They (female) would have trapped the foxes. |
Other Conjugations for Empiéger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
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Empiéger – 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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