Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Introduction to the verb empeigner
The English translation of the French verb empeigner is “to seize” or “to grab”. It is pronounced as “ahm-peh-nee-yay”.
The origin of empeigner comes from the prefix “em-” which means “in” or “into”, and the verb “peigner” which means “to comb”. Therefore, empeigner can be literally translated as “to comb into” or “to get entangled in”.
In everyday French, empeigner is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present. It can also be used to convey a polite request or suggestion.
Examples:
1) Si j’avais plus de temps, j’empeignerais les cheveux de ma fille. (If I had more time, I would comb my daughter’s hair.)
2) Nous vous serions très reconnaissants si vous empeigniez notre projet. (We would be very grateful if you could take on our project.)
3) Tu empeignerais mieux tes idées si tu prenais le temps de les organiser. (You would better convey your ideas if you took the time to organize them.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of empeigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empeignerais | Je empeignerais la corde. | I would hold the rope. |
tu | empeignerais | Tu empeignerais les ciseaux. | You would hold the scissors. |
il | empeignerait | Il empeignerait la porte. | He would hold the door. |
elle | empeignerait | Elle empeignerait le sac. | She would hold the bag. |
on | empeignerait | On empeignerait le bébé. | One would hold the baby. |
nous | empeignerions | Nous empeignerions le chien. | We would hold the dog. |
vous | empeigneriez | Vous empeigneriez le parapluie. | You would hold the umbrella. |
ils | empeigneraient | Ils empeigneraient le ballon. | They would hold the ball. |
elles | empeigneraient | Elles empeigneraient le livre. | They would hold the book. |
Other Conjugations for Empeigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
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Empeigner – 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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