Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empirer
Introduction to the verb empirer
The English translation of the French verb empirer is “to worsen” or “to deteriorate.” It is pronounced as /ɑ̃.pi.ʁe/ in its infinitive form.
Empirer comes from the French word “pire” which means “worse.” It is derived from the Latin word “peior” meaning “worse.”
In everyday French, empirer is often used in the Futur Proche tense to talk about things that are expected to worsen or deteriorate in the near future. This tense is formed by using the verb “aller” in the present tense followed by the infinitive form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of how empirer is used in the Futur Proche tense:
- Les conditions météorologiques vont empirer demain. (The weather conditions will worsen tomorrow.)
- Si tu ne te reposes pas, ta santé va empirer. (If you don’t rest, your health will deteriorate.)
- Avec cette nouvelle politique, la situation économique du pays va empirer. (With this new policy, the country’s economic situation will worsen.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of empirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais empirer | Je vais empirer la situation. | I am going to make the situation worse. |
tu | vas empirer | Tu vas empirer les choses. | You are going to make things worse. |
il | va empirer | Il va empirer son état de santé. | He is going to worsen his health condition. |
elle | va empirer | Elle va empirer la situation économique. | She is going to worsen the economic situation. |
on | va empirer | On va empirer les choses. | We/One are going to make things worse. |
nous | allons empirer | Nous allons empirer la situation. | We are going to make the situation worse. |
vous | allez empirer | Vous allez empirer les choses. | You are going to make things worse. |
ils | vont empirer | Ils vont empirer la situation. | They are going to make the situation worse. |
elles | vont empirer | Elles vont empirer les choses. | They are going to make things worse. |
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 (this article)
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
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 Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense
Formation
1. Conjugate “aller” in the present tense according to the subject pronoun:
2. Add the infinitive of the main verb immediately after “aller.” For example:
Common Everyday Usage
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Conditional Tense
Summary
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