Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Introduction to the verb empêcher
The English translation of the French verb empêcher is “to prevent” or “to hinder.” The infinitive form of empêcher is pronounced as ahm-peh-shay.
Empêcher comes from the Old French word “empechier” which means “to hinder” or “to obstruct.” It ultimately comes from the Latin word “impedicare” which means “to shackle” or “to entangle.”
In everyday French, empêcher is most often used in the plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that had already been completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of empêcher in the plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais empêché mon frère de partir à l’étranger. (I had prevented my brother from leaving abroad.)
- Nous avions empêché la fuite du prisonnier. (We had hindered the prisoner’s escape.)
- Tu avais empêché la réunion de se tenir. (You had prevented the meeting from taking place.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of empêcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais empêché | J’avais empêché la fête. | I had prevented the party. |
tu | tu avais empêché | Tu avais empêché le vol. | You had prevented the theft. |
il | il avait empêché | Il avait empêché le désastre. | He had prevented the disaster. |
elle | elle avait empêché | Elle avait empêché la révolution. | She had prevented the revolution. |
on | on avait empêché | On avait empêché le conflit. | One had prevented the conflict. |
nous | nous avions empêché | Nous avions empêché la dépression. | We had prevented the depression. |
vous | vous aviez empêché | Vous aviez empêché la chute. | You had prevented the fall. |
ils | ils avaient empêché | Ils avaient empêché le crime. | They had prevented the crime. |
elles | elles avaient empêché | Elles avaient empêché la guerre. | They had prevented the war. |
Other Conjugations for Empêcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêcher
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Empêcher – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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