L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Introduction to the verb empêner
The English translation of the French verb empêner is “to prevent” or “to hinder.” It is pronounced as “ahm-pen-ay.”
The word empêner comes from the Old French word “empesner,” which means “to hinder” or “to impede.” It is derived from the Latin word “impedire,” meaning “to entangle” or “to delay.”
In everyday French, empêner is often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to express actions of prevention or hindrance. Here are three examples:
- Je dois empêner les enfants d’aller dans la rue. (I have to prevent the children from going into the street.)
- Nous allons empêner le cambrioleur de s’enfuir. (We are going to prevent the burglar from escaping.)
- Est-ce que tu peux m’empêner de faire des erreurs ? (Can you prevent me from making mistakes?)
Note: In these examples, empêner is used with a direct object and is followed by the preposition “de.”
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of empêner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empêne | Je m’empêne de nager. | I stop myself from swimming. |
tu | empênes | Tu m’empênes de partir. | You prevent me from leaving. |
il | empêne | Il empêne le chien de sortir. | He prevents the dog from going out. |
elle | empêne | Elle m’empêne de travailler. | She stops me from working. |
on | empêne | On empêne le bruit de résonner. | We stop the noise from echoing. |
nous | empênons | Nous empênons la fête d’avoir lieu. | We prevent the party from happening. |
vous | empênez | Vous m’empênez de dormir. | You prevent me from sleeping. |
ils | empênent | Ils empênent leur progression. | They prevent their progress. |
elles | empênent | Elles empênent les enfants de jouer. | They prevent the children from playing. |
Other Conjugations for Empêner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner (this article)
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Empêner – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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