Passé Composé (Present Perfect) 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-peh-neh.
The origin of empêner can be traced back to the Latin word “impedire,” meaning “to impede” or “to hinder.” It entered the French language in the early 13th century and has been used in everyday speech since then.
In the Passé Composé tense, empêner is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’ai empêné mon frère de se disputer avec mes parents. (I prevented my brother from arguing with my parents.)
- Tu as empêné la fuite d’eau? (Did you prevent the water leak?)
- Elle a empêné le voleur de s’enfuir. (She hindered the thief from escaping.)
In these examples, empêner is used with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle form of the verb. It indicates that the action of preventing or hindering took place before the present moment.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of empêner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai empêné | J’ai empêné l’accident. | I prevented the accident. |
tu | as empêné | Tu as empêné la discussion. | You prevented the argument. |
il | a empêné | Il a empêné la panne. | He prevented the breakdown. |
elle | a empêné | Elle a empêné le vol. | She prevented the theft. |
on | a empêné | On a empêné la grève. | We prevented the strike. |
nous | avons empêné | Nous avons empêné la catastrophe. | We prevented the disaster. |
vous | avez empêné | Vous avez empêné l’erreur. | You prevented the mistake. |
ils | ont empêné | Ils ont empêné la chute. | They prevented the fall. |
elles | ont empêné | Elles ont empêné le désastre. | They prevented the disaster. |
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 (this article)
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
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Empêner – 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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