Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Introduction to the verb empaler
The English translation of the French verb empaler is “to impale.” It is pronounced “ahn-pal-eh” in its infinitive form.
Empaler comes from the Latin word “palus,” meaning “stake” or “pole.” It first appeared in the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, empaler is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred in the past.
Three simple examples of empaler in the Subjonctif Passé are:
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Il est possible que le criminel ait empalé ses victimes. (It is possible that the criminal impaled his victims.)
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Les explorateurs craignaient d’être empalés par les indigènes hostiles. (The explorers feared being impaled by the hostile natives.)
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J’aurais préféré qu’il n’ait pas empalé la viande. (I would have preferred if he hadn’t impaled the meat.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of empaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie empalé | J’ai peur que j’aie empalé quelqu’un. | I’m afraid I impaled someone. |
tu | aies empalé | Il n’est pas sûr que tu aies empalé l’ennemi. | It’s not certain if you impaled the enemy. |
il | ait empalé | Il faut qu’il ait empalé le cerf. | He must have impaled the deer. |
elle | ait empalé | Elle aimerait qu’elle ait empalé la cible. | She would like to have impaled the target. |
on | ait empalé | On veut qu’on ait empalé le dragon. | We want to have impaled the dragon. |
nous | ayons empalé | Nous sommes contents que nous ayons empalé le monstre. | We’re glad we impaled the monster. |
vous | ayez empalé | Il est essentiel que vous ayez empalé le vampire. | It’s essential that you impaled the vampire. |
ils | aient empalé | Ils sont surpris que les soldats aient empalé l’ennemi. | They’re surprised that the soldiers impaled the enemy. |
elles | aient empalé | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient empalé le monstre. | They hope they impaled the monster. |
Other Conjugations for Empaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
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Empaler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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