Le Present (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 /ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.ne/.
Emprisonner comes from the Old French word emprison, which is derived from the Latin word “imprehendere” meaning “to seize.” In everyday French, emprisonner is used to refer to the action of putting someone in prison or confining them against their will.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Ils ont décidé d’emprisonner le voleur pendant dix ans.
(They decided to imprison the thief for ten years.) -
Le dictateur a fait emprisonner tous ses opposants politiques.
(The dictator had all his political opponents imprisoned.) -
Elle risque de s’emprisonner dans une vie monotone.
(She risks imprisoning herself in a monotonous life.)
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Emprisonner – 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 emprisonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’emprisonne | Je les emprisonne. | I imprison them. |
tu | tu emprisonnes | Tu l’emprisonnes. | You imprison him. |
il | il emprisonne | Il l’emprisonne. | He imprisons him. |
elle | elle emprisonne | Elle l’emprisonne. | She imprisons him. |
on | on emprisonne | On les emprisonne. | We/They imprison them. |
nous | nous emprisonnons | Nous les emprisonnons. | We imprison them. |
vous | vous emprisonnez | Vous les emprisonnez. | You imprison them. |
ils | ils emprisonnent | Ils les emprisonnent. | They imprison them. |
elles | elles emprisonnent | Elles les emprisonnent. | They imprison them. |
Other Conjugations for Emprisonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner (You’re reading it right now!)
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
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb emprisonner
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