Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Introduction to the verb empirer
The English translation of the French verb empirer is “to get worse” or “to deteriorate”. It is pronounced as /ɑ̃piʁe/ in its infinitive form.
The word “empirer” has its origins in the Latin word “imperare”, which means “to make worse”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses something that may happen in the future, depending on a condition.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations, are:
- Si je mange trop de sucre, ma santé pourrait empirer. (If I eat too much sugar, my health could get worse.)
- S’il continue à fumer, sa toux empirerait. (If he continues to smoke, his cough would get worse.)
- Nous ne devons pas ignorer cette situation, sinon elle pourrait empirer. (We must not ignore this situation, otherwise it could deteriorate.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of empirer
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Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empirerais | Je empirerais mon état de santé. | I would worsen my health. |
tu | empirerais | Tu empirerais la situation. | You would worsen the situation. |
il | empirerait | Il empirerait le conflit. | He would worsen the conflict. |
elle | empirerait | Elle empirerait ses symptômes. | She would worsen her symptoms. |
on | empirerait | On empirerait la crise. | One would worsen the crisis. |
nous | empirerions | Nous empirerions la situation économique. | We would worsen the economic situation. |
vous | empireriez | Vous empireriez la situation. | You would worsen the situation. |
ils | empireraient | Ils empireraient la pollution. | They would worsen pollution. |
elles | empireraient | Elles empireraient leurs relations. | They would worsen their relationships. |
Other Conjugations for Empirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
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Empirer – 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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