Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Introduction to the verb empirer
The English translation of the French verb empirer is “to worsen” or “to deteriorate.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “aam-pee-ray.”
The word “empirer” comes from the Old French word “empeirier,” which is derived from the Latin word “imperare,” meaning “to make worse.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a past event that may have happened if certain conditions were met. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense followed by the past participle of “empirer.”
Here are three simple examples of how “empirer” is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Si je n’avais pas pris ces médicaments, ma santé se serait empirée. (If I had not taken these medications, my health would have worsened.)
- S’ils avaient continué à fumer, leur santé se serait empirée. (If they had continued to smoke, their health would have deteriorated.)
- Si elle avait laissé la plaie sans traitement, elle se serait empirée. (If she had left the wound untreated, it would have gotten worse.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of empirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais empiré | Si j’avais continué, j’aurais empiré la situation. | If I had continued, I would have worsened the situation. |
tu | aurais empiré | Tu aurais empiré les choses. | You would have made things worse. |
il | aurait empiré | Il aurait empiré sa santé. | He would have worsened his health. |
elle | aurait empiré | Elle aurait empiré l’atmosphère. | She would have made the atmosphere worse. |
on | aurait empiré | On aurait empiré la situation. | One would have worsened the situation. |
nous | aurions empiré | Nous aurions empiré nos relations. | We would have worsened our relationships. |
vous | auriez empiré | Vous auriez empiré les choses. | You would have made things worse. |
ils | auraient empiré | Ils auraient empiré la situation. | They would have worsened the situation. |
elles | auraient empiré | Elles auraient empiré leurs problèmes. | They (female) would have worsened their problems. |
Other Conjugations for Empirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
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Empirer – 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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