Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Introduction to the verb empresser
The English translation of the French verb empresser is “to hurry” or “to hasten.” It is pronounced as [ɑ̃.pʁɛ.se] in its infinitive form.
The word empresser comes from the Latin word “impressus,” meaning “to press.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the past conditional tense.
Example 1: Si j’avais plus de temps, je me serais empressé de finir mon travail.
Translation: If I had more time, I would have hurried to finish my work.
Example 2: Elle se serait empressée de répondre à la lettre si elle l’avait reçue plus tôt.
Translation: She would have hastened to respond to the letter if she had received it earlier.
Example 3: Nous nous serions empressés de partir si vous nous aviez prévenus plus tôt.
Translation: We would have hurried to leave if you had informed us earlier.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of empresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | me serais empressé | Si j’avais su, je me serais empressé de te voir. | If I had known, I would have hurried to see you. |
tu | te serais empressé | Tu te serais empressé de lire le livre. | You would have hurried to read the book. |
il | se serait empressé | Il se serait empressé de rendre service. | He would have hurried to help. |
elle | se serait empressée | Elle se serait empressée de préparer le dîner. | She would have hurried to prepare dinner. |
on | se serait empressé | On se serait empressé de prendre une décision. | One would have hurried to make a decision. |
nous | nous serions empressés | Nous nous serions empressés de partir plus tôt. | We would have hurried to leave earlier. |
vous | vous seriez empressés | Vous vous seriez empressés de répondre. | You would have hurried to respond. |
ils | se seraient empressés | Ils se seraient empressés de terminer le projet. | They would have hurried to finish the project. |
elles | se seraient empressées | Elles se seraient empressées de partir en vacances. | They (female) would have hurried to go on vacation. |
Other Conjugations for Empresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
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Empresser – 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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