Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) 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 rush.” It is pronounced as “ahm-preh-say.”
The word empresser comes from the Latin word “imprimere,” meaning “to press.” It entered the French language during the 12th century and has since evolved in meaning to also include the sense of “to urge” or “to hasten.”
In everyday French, empresser is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that had already been completed before another past action. For example, “J’avais empressé mon travail avant de partir” translates to “I had finished my work before leaving.”
Here are three simple examples of empresser used in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais empressé mes valises avant de partir en vacances. (I had packed my suitcases before leaving for vacation.)
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Nous avions empressé les invités de finir leur dîner pour pouvoir regarder le film ensemble. (We had hurried our guests to finish their dinner so we could watch the movie together.)
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Elle avait empressé ses parents de venir la voir jouer au théâtre. (She had urged her parents to come see her perform in the theatre.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of empresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | m’étais empressé | Je m’étais empressé de partir. | I had hastened to leave. |
tu | t’étais empressé | Tu t’étais empressé de terminer. | You had hurried to finish. |
il | s’était empressé | Il s’était empressé de répondre. | He had rushed to answer. |
elle | s’était empressée | Elle s’était empressée de confirmer. | She had hastened to confirm. |
on | s’était empressé | On s’était empressé de se lever. | One had hurried to get up. |
nous | nous étions empressés | Nous étions empressés de partir. | We had hurried to leave. |
vous | vous étiez empressés | Vous étiez empressés de partir. | You had hurried to leave. |
ils | s’étaient empressés | Ils s’étaient empressés de partir. | They had hurried to leave. |
elles | s’étaient empressées | Elles s’étaient empressées de partir. | They had hurried to leave. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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