Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Introduction to the verb empêcher
The English translation of the French verb empêcher is “to prevent” or “to stop.” It is pronounced as ah(n)-peh-shay.
The word empêcher comes from the Old French word “empechier” meaning “to hinder or block.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Si je pouvais, j’empêcherais la guerre. (If I could, I would prevent war.)
- Nous empêcherions nos enfants de manger trop de sucreries. (We would stop our children from eating too many sweets.)
- Tu m’empêcherais de faire des erreurs si tu me donnais des conseils. (You would prevent me from making mistakes if you gave me advice.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of empêcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empêcherais | Je empêcherais la fête d’avoir lieu. | I would prevent the party from taking place. |
tu | empêcherais | Tu empêcherais les gens de partir. | You would prevent people from leaving. |
il | empêcherait | Il empêcherait la pollution de s’aggraver. | He would prevent pollution from getting worse. |
elle | empêcherait | Elle empêcherait l’accident de se produire. | She would prevent the accident from happening. |
on | empêcherait | On empêcherait la grève de durer. | One would prevent the strike from lasting. |
nous | empêcherions | Nous empêcherions le vol de se produire. | We would prevent the theft from happening. |
vous | empêcheriez | Vous empêcheriez les gens de paniquer. | You would prevent people from panicking. |
ils | empêcheraient | Ils empêcheraient les manifestants d’avancer. | They would prevent the protesters from advancing. |
elles | empêcheraient | Elles empêcheraient la violence de s’intensifier. | They would prevent violence from escalating. |
Other Conjugations for Empêcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
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Empêcher – 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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