Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Introduction to the verb empiéter
The English translation of the French verb “empiéter” is “to encroach” or “to infringe”. The infinitive form of “empiéter” is pronounced as ahm-pee-eh-tey.
The word “empiéter” originated from the Old French verb “espietier” meaning “to trample”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe when someone encroaches upon or exceeds their boundaries, often in a physical or metaphorical sense.
Examples:
- Les voisins ont construit une clôture qui empiète sur notre terrain.
(The neighbors built a fence that encroaches on our land.) - Les publicités incessantes empiètent sur notre espace de vie.
(The constant advertisements infringe on our living space.) - Les politiciens ne doivent pas empiéter sur les droits des citoyens.
(Politicians should not encroach upon the rights of citizens.)
Empiéter – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of empiéter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’empiète | J’empiète sur son territoire. | I encroach on his territory. |
tu | tu empiètes | Tu empiètes sur ma liberté. | You encroach on my freedom. |
il | il empiète | Il empiète sur mes droits. | He encroaches on my rights. |
elle | elle empiète | Elle empiète sur notre espace. | She encroaches on our space. |
on | on empiète | On empiète sur leurs affaires. | One encroaches on their business. |
nous | nous empiétons | Nous empiétons sur leurs droits. | We encroach on their rights. |
vous | vous empiétez | Vous empiétez sur notre territoire. | You encroach on our territory. |
ils | ils empiètent | Ils empiètent sur nos libertés. | They encroach on our freedoms. |
elles | elles empiètent | Elles empiètent sur notre espace. | They encroach on our space. |
Other Conjugations for Empiéter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
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