L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Introduction to the verb empiéger
The English translation of the French verb empiéger is “to trap/to ensnare”. The infinitive form, “empiéger”, is pronounced as “ahn-pee-eh-zhay”.
The verb empiéger comes from the old French word “pége”, meaning “snare” or “trap”. It is most often used in everyday French in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the simple present tense used for actions that are ongoing or habitual.
Examples:
- Je dois faire attention à ne pas m’empiéger dans cette situation délicate. (I have to be careful not to get trapped in this delicate situation.)
- Les oiseaux sont souvent empiégés dans les filets de pêche. (Birds are often trapped in fishing nets.)
- Il est très difficile de s’en sortir une fois que l’on est empiégé dans les dettes. (It is very difficult to get out of debt once you are ensnared in it.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of empiéger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empiege | Je empiege mon adversaire. | I trap my opponent. |
tu | empieges | Tu empieges trop facilement. | You get trapped too easily. |
il | empiege | Il empiege les animaux. | He traps animals. |
elle | empiege | Elle empiege les insectes. | She traps insects. |
on | empiege | On empiege les souris. | We trap mice. |
nous | empiegeons | Nous empiegeons ensemble. | We trap together. |
vous | empiegez | Vous empiegez le chemin. | You trap the path. |
ils | empiegent | Ils empiegent les ennemis. | They trap enemies. |
elles | empiegent | Elles empiegent les intrus. | They trap intruders. |
Other Conjugations for Empiéger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéger (this article)
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Empiéger – 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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