Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Introduction to the verb empaler
The English translation of the French verb empaler is “to impale.” It is pronounced as ahm-pa-lay.
The origin of the word empaler can be traced back to the Latin word “palus” which means “stake” or “pole.” In French, it first appeared in the 12th century and was used to describe the act of executing someone by impaling them on a stake.
In everyday French, empaler is used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past. It is often used in a figurative sense to mean “to criticize severely” or “to put someone in a difficult situation.”
Examples of empaler in the Passé Composé tense:
- Les critiques ont empalé sa nouvelle pièce de théâtre. (The critics tore apart his new play.)
- La journaliste a empalé le politicien lors de l’interview. (The journalist grilled the politician during the interview.)
- Mon patron m’a empalé pour mon retard au travail. (My boss put me in a difficult situation for being late to work.)
Note: The Passé Composé tense in French is formed by using the present tense of the auxiliary verb avoir (or être) followed by the past participle of the main verb. In the above examples, empaler is conjugated with the auxiliary verb avoir.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of empaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai empalé | J’ai empalé le morceau de viande. | I skewered the piece of meat. |
tu | as empalé | Tu as empalé la brochette. | You skewered the kebab. |
il | a empalé | Il a empalé le moustique. | He skewered the mosquito. |
elle | a empalé | Elle a empalé la pomme. | She skewered the apple. |
on | a empalé | On a empalé les saucisses. | We skewered the sausages. |
nous | avons empalé | Nous avons empalé les fruits. | We skewered the fruits. |
vous | avez empalé | Vous avez empalé le poisson. | You skewered the fish. |
ils | ont empalé | Ils ont empalé les légumes. | They skewered the vegetables. |
elles | ont empalé | Elles ont empalé les crevettes. | They skewered the shrimp. |
Other Conjugations for Empaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
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Empaler – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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