Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Introduction to the verb empêner
The English translation of the French verb empêner is “to prevent” or “to hinder.” It is pronounced as ahm-peh-nay.
The language origin of empêner comes from the Latin word “impedire,” meaning “to hinder” or “to obstruct.” In everyday French, empêner is commonly used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a future possibility or hypothetical situation.
Here are three simple examples of empêner in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Si je pouvais, j’empênerais cette réunion de se tenir demain. (If I could, I would prevent this meeting from taking place tomorrow.)
- Nous empênerions nos enfants de regarder trop de télévision. (We would prevent our children from watching too much television.)
- Si tu m’avais écouté, tu n’aurais pas été empêné par cette situation. (If you had listened to me, you would not have been hindered by this situation.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of empêner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empênerais | Je empênerais la fête. | I would ruin the party. |
tu | empênerais | Tu empênerais le projet. | You would hinder the project. |
il | empênerait | Il empênerait le voyage. | He would prevent the trip. |
elle | empênerait | Elle empênerait la réunion. | She would disrupt the meeting. |
on | empênerait | On empênerait le trafic. | One would block the traffic. |
nous | empênerions | Nous empênerions l’arrivée. | We would impede the arrival. |
vous | empêneriez | Vous empêneriez l’événement. | You would stop the event. |
ils | empêneraient | Ils empêneraient le concert. | They would prevent the concert. |
elles | empêneraient | Elles empêneraient le vol. | They would obstruct the flight. |
Other Conjugations for Empêner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
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Empêner – 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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