Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Introduction to the verb empêcher
The English translation of the French verb empêcher is “to prevent” or “to hinder.” It is pronounced as “ahn-peh-shay.”
The word empêcher comes from the Old French word “empeschier” which means “to hinder” or “to obstruct.” It ultimately comes from the Latin word “impedicare,” which means “to entangle.”
In everyday French, empêcher is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which expresses actions that will have been completed at a specific time in the future. This tense is formed by using the future tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb, empêcher.
Here are three simple examples of empêcher in the Futur Antérieur tense, with their respective translations:
- Je les aurai empêchés de partir trop tôt. (I will have prevented them from leaving too early.)
- Tu auras empêché les enfants de jouer dans la rue. (You will have stopped the children from playing in the street.)
- Il sera déjà trop tard, nous aurons empêché le vol. (It will already be too late, we will have prevented the robbery.)
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of empêcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai empêché | J’aurai empêché la catastrophe. | I will have prevented the disaster. |
tu | tu auras empêché | Tu auras empêché le vol. | You will have stopped the flight. |
il | il aura empêché | Il aura empêché la collision. | He will have prevented the collision. |
elle | elle aura empêché | Elle aura empêché la révolution. | She will have prevented the revolution. |
on | on aura empêché | On aura empêché l’invasion. | One/We will have prevented the invasion. |
nous | nous aurons empêché | Nous aurons empêché le crime. | We will have stopped the crime. |
vous | vous aurez empêché | Vous aurez empêché le désastre. | You will have prevented the disaster. |
ils | ils auront empêché | Ils auront empêché la guerre. | They will have stopped the war. |
elles | elles auront empêché | Elles auront empêché l’effondrement. | They will have prevented the collapse. |
Other Conjugations for Empêcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher (this article)
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
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Empêcher – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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