L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Introduction to the verb empêcher
The English translation of empêcher is “to prevent” or “to hinder.” It is pronounced “ahm-pe-shay.”
Empêcher comes from the Old French word “empechier,” meaning “to impede” or “to hinder.” It is derived from the Latin word “impedicare,” which means “to entangle.”
In everyday French, empêcher is most often used in its infinitive form as a regular verb. In the L’impératif Présent tense, it is used to give commands or orders.
Examples:
- Empêche-le de partir! (Prevent him from leaving!)
- N’empêchez pas les enfants de jouer. (Don’t prevent the children from playing.)
- Empêche-moi de faire une bêtise. (Prevent me from doing something stupid.)
In these examples, empêcher is used to give instructions or commands to someone else. It is also often used to express the idea of stopping something from happening.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of empêcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empêche | Empêche-moi de partir. | Prevent me from leaving. |
tu | empêche | Empêche-le de faire ça. | Prevent him from doing that. |
il | empêche | Il empêche le progrès. | He is hindering progress. |
elle | empêche | Elle empêche la réunion. | She is preventing the meeting. |
on | empêche | On empêche les gens d’avancer. | We are stopping people from moving forward. |
nous | empêchons | Empêchons-la de commettre une erreur. | Let’s stop her from making a mistake. |
vous | empêchez | Empêchez-le de parler. | Prevent him from speaking. |
ils | empêchent | Ils empêchent la manifestation. | They are preventing the protest. |
elles | empêchent | Elles empêchent le développement. | They are hindering development. |
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
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 (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
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Empêcher – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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