Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Introduction to the verb empoigner
The English translation of the French verb empoigner is “to grab/hold/seize.” It is pronounced as [ɑ̃pwɛɲe] in the infinitive form.
The word empoigner comes from the Old French word “empunier,” which means “to seize” or “to take control of.” It is derived from the Latin word “impugnare,” meaning “to attack.” In everyday French, empoigner is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense. This tense is used to describe actions that would have occurred in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Three simple examples of empoigner in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations are:
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Si tu avais écouté mes conseils, tu aurais empoigné cette opportunité. (If you had listened to my advice, you would have seized this opportunity.)
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Nous aurions empoigné le voleur s’il n’était pas parti si vite. (We would have grabbed the thief if he hadn’t left so quickly.)
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Si je n’avais pas eu peur, j’aurais empoigné le serpent sans hésitation. (If I hadn’t been scared, I would have grabbed the snake without hesitation.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of empoigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais empoigné | Si j’avais été plus rapide, je t’aurais empoigné. | If I had been faster, I would have grabbed you. |
tu | aurais empoigné | Tu aurais empoigné l’occasion. | You would have seized the opportunity. |
il | aurait empoigné | Il aurait empoigné le volant. | He would have grabbed the steering wheel. |
elle | aurait empoigné | Elle aurait empoigné le problème. | She would have tackled the problem. |
on | aurait empoigné | On aurait empoigné la situation. | One would have handled the situation. |
nous | aurions empoigné | Nous aurions empoigné nos armes. | We would have grabbed our weapons. |
vous | auriez empoigné | Vous auriez empoigné le défi. | You would have taken on the challenge. |
ils | auraient empoigné | Ils auraient empoigné leurs adversaires. | They would have grabbed their opponents. |
elles | auraient empoigné | Elles auraient empoigné leur chance. | They (female) would have seized their chance. |
Other Conjugations for Empoigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
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Empoigner – 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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