Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Introduction to the verb emprisonner
The English translation of the French verb emprisonner is “to imprison.” The infinitive form, emprisonner, is pronounced as (ahm-pree-zoh-neh).
The word emprisonner comes from the Latin word “premire,” which means “to press, to oppress.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in its current form since the 14th century.
In everyday French, emprisonner is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future. It is often used in conditional sentences or to express a wish or request.
Examples:
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Si je gagnais à la loterie, j’emprisonnerais mon patron ! (If I won the lottery, I would imprison my boss!)
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J’aimerais que tu emprisonnes ce criminel avant qu’il ne fasse d’autres victimes. (I wish you would imprison this criminal before he hurts anyone else.)
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Nous pourrions emprisonner ces pollueurs et protéger l’environnement. (We could imprison these polluters and protect the environment.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of emprisonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | emprisonnerais | Je n’emprisonnerais pas mes ennemis. | I would not imprison my enemies. |
tu | emprisonnerais | Tu emprisonnerais les criminels. | You would imprison the criminals. |
il | emprisonnerait | Il emprisonnerait les voleurs. | He would imprison the thieves. |
elle | emprisonnerait | Elle n’emprisonnerait pas ses amis. | She would not imprison her friends. |
on | emprisonnerait | On emprisonnerait les coupables. | One would imprison the guilty. |
nous | emprisonnerions | Nous emprisonnerions les rebelles. | We would imprison the rebels. |
vous | emprisonneriez | Vous n’emprisonneriez pas les innocents. | You would not imprison the innocent. |
ils | emprisonneraient | Ils emprisonneraient les suspects. | They would imprison the suspects. |
elles | emprisonneraient | Elles emprisonneraient les criminels. | They would imprison the criminals. |
Other Conjugations for Emprisonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
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Emprisonner – 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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