Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Introduction to the verb empoisser
The English translation of the French verb empoisser is “to make sticky” or “to get stuck”. It is pronounced as “ahm-pwah-say” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the verb empoisser can be traced back to the Old French word “empoisse”, meaning “to get stuck” or “to become sticky”. It is derived from the Latin word “pictare”, meaning “to paint” or “to smear”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
Examples of empoisser in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
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Si je touchais cette colle, je m’empoisserais les mains. (If I touched this glue, my hands would get stuck.)
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Nous risquerions de nous empoisser si nous marchions dans cette boue. (We would risk getting stuck if we walked in this mud.)
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S’il était humide, la pâte à tarte s’empoisserait plus facilement. (If it was humid, the pie crust would get stickier more easily.)
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If I touched this glue, my hands would get stuck.
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We would risk getting stuck if we walked in this mud.
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If it was humid, the pie crust would get stickier more easily.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of empoisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empoisserais | Je empoisserais le gâteau. | I would ruin the cake. |
tu | empoisserais | Tu empoisserais le tapis. | You would stain the carpet. |
il | empoisserait | Il empoisserait ses vêtements. | He would get his clothes dirty. |
elle | empoisserait | Elle empoisserait la table. | She would leave marks on the table. |
on | empoisserait | On empoisserait le sol. | One would make the floor sticky. |
nous | empoisserions | Nous empoisserions nos mains. | We would get our hands sticky. |
vous | empoisseriez | Vous empoisseriez la cuisine. | You would make the kitchen sticky. |
ils | empoisseraient | Ils empoisseraient la voiture. | They would get the car dirty. |
elles | empoisseraient | Elles empoisseraient le mur. | They would leave marks on the wall. |
Other Conjugations for Empoisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
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Empoisser – 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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