Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Introduction to the verb empresser
The English translation of the French verb empresser is “to hurry” or “to hurry up.” It is pronounced as [ɑ̃.pʁɛ.se] in the infinitive form.
The verb empresser comes from the French word “presser,” meaning “to press” or “to hurry.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is the equivalent of the English Past Perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past.
Examples of the usage of empresser in the Passé Composé tense:
- Je me suis empressé de terminer mon travail avant de partir en vacances. (I hurried to finish my work before leaving for vacation.)
- Nous nous sommes empressés de préparer le dîner pour recevoir nos invités. (We hurried to prepare dinner to receive our guests.)
- Elles se sont empressées d’aller voir le nouveau film au cinéma. (They hurried to go see the new movie at the cinema.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of empresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | me suis empressé(e) | Je me suis empressé(e) de lui donner un cadeau. | I quickly gave him a gift. |
tu | t’es empressé(e) | Tu t’es empressé(e) de sortir. | You quickly left. |
il | s’est empressé | Il s’est empressé de répondre. | He quickly answered. |
elle | s’est empressée | Elle s’est empressée de dire la vérité. | She quickly told the truth. |
on | s’est empressé(e) | On s’est empressé(e) de réserver une table. | We quickly reserved a table. |
nous | nous sommes empressé(e)s | Nous nous sommes empressé(e)s de partir. | We quickly left. |
vous | vous êtes empressé(e)(s) | Vous vous êtes empressé(e)(s) de terminer votre travail. | You quickly finished your work. |
ils | se sont empressés | Ils se sont empressés de rentrer à la maison. | They quickly went back home. |
elles | se sont empressées | Elles se sont empressées de prendre des décisions. | They quickly made decisions. |
Other Conjugations for Empresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empresser
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Empresser – 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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