Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Introduction to the verb empercher
The English translation of the French verb empercher is “to prevent” or “to hinder”. The infinitive form, which is used in dictionaries and conjugation tables, is pronounced as ahm-pehr-SHAY.
The verb empercher comes from the Old French word “empechier”, which means “to block” or “to impede”. It has its roots in the Latin word “impedicare”, which has a similar meaning. In everyday French, empercher is most often used in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English.
Here are three simple examples of empercher used in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai empeché mon frère de manger trop de bonbons. (I prevented my brother from eating too much candy.)
- Tu as empeché le chien de sortir de la maison. (You prevented the dog from leaving the house.)
- Il a empeché sa fille de regarder la télévision avant d’avoir fini ses devoirs. (He prevented his daughter from watching TV before finishing her homework.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of empercher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai empêché | J’ai empêché le chien de sortir. | I prevented the dog from going out. |
tu | as empêché | Tu as empêché la voiture de partir. | You prevented the car from leaving. |
il | a empêché | Il a empêché le vol de se produire. | He prevented the theft from happening. |
elle | a empêché | Elle a empêché la pluie de tomber. | She prevented the rain from falling. |
on | a empêché | On a empêché la catastrophe. | We prevented the catastrophe. |
nous | avons empêché | Nous avons empêché le feu de se propager. | We prevented the fire from spreading. |
vous | avez empêché | Vous avez empêché le désastre. | You prevented the disaster. |
ils | ont empêché | Ils ont empêché l’accident. | They prevented the accident. |
elles | ont empêché | Elles ont empêché l’incendie. | They prevented the fire. |
Other Conjugations for Empercher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
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Empercher – 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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