Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Introduction to the verb empalmer
The English translation of the French verb empalmer is “to palm” or “to hide in one’s palm.” It is pronounced as “ahm-pahl-may.”
The verb empalmer comes from the Old French word “empalmer” which means “to put in the palm of one’s hand.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or potential action in the present tense. It is formed by using the conditional form of the verb “avoir” (to have) followed by the past participle form of empalmer (empalmé).
Here are three simple examples of empalmer used in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais empalmé cette pièce, je ne l’aurais pas perdue. (If I had palmed this coin, I wouldn’t have lost it.)
- Tu pourrais empalmer les cartes pour tricher, mais ça ne serait pas honnête. (You could palm the cards to cheat, but it wouldn’t be honest.)
- Nous empalmerions notre argent pour le cacher des voleurs. (We would hide our money in our palms to protect it from thieves.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of empalmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empalmerais | Je n’empalmerais pas. | I wouldn’t grab it. |
tu | empalmerais | Tu empalmerais maladroitement. | You would clumsily grab it. |
il | empalmerait | Il empalmerait avec force. | He would forcefully grab it. |
elle | empalmerait | Elle empalmerait la balle. | She would catch the ball. |
on | empalmerait | On empalmerait l’objet. | One would grab the object. |
nous | empalmerions | Nous empalmerions ensemble. | We would grab it together. |
vous | empalmeriez | Vous empalmeriez chacun votre tour. | You would take turns grabbing it. |
ils | empalmeraient | Ils empalmeraient les fruits. | They would grab the fruits. |
elles | empalmeraient | Elles empalmeraient les fleurs. | They would pick up the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Empalmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empalmer
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Empalmer – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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