Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Introduction to the verb empeigner
The English translation of the French verb empeigner is “to seize” or “to catch hold of”. It is pronounced as “ahm-pehn-yay”.
Empeigner comes from the Old French word “empignier”, which has its roots in the Latin word “impingere” meaning “to fasten” or “to entangle”. In everyday French, empeigner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Example 1:
Je doute que tu aies empeigné le voleur.
Translation: I doubt that you seized the thief.
Example 2:
Il faut que nous ayons empeigné cette opportunité.
Translation: We must have seized this opportunity.
Example 3:
Je suis contente que tu aies empeigné ta chance.
Translation: I am glad that you caught hold of your chance.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of empeigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie empeigné | Je doute que j’aie empeigné le cheval. | I doubt that I have tamed the horse. |
tu | aies empeigné | Il faut que tu aies empeigné le lion. | You must have tamed the lion. |
il | ait empeigné | Il est possible qu’il ait empeigné l’oiseau. | It’s possible he tamed the bird. |
elle | ait empeigné | Elle craint qu’elle ait empeigné le serpent. | She fears she tamed the snake. |
on | ait empeigné | On veut qu’on ait empeigné le tigre. | We want the tiger to have been tamed. |
nous | ayons empeigné | Espérons que nous ayons empeigné le loup. | Let’s hope we tamed the wolf. |
vous | ayez empeigné | Il est important que vous ayez empeigné l’ours. | It’s important that you tamed the bear. |
ils | aient empeigné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient empeigné le crocodile. | They doubt they tamed the crocodile. |
elles | aient empeigné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient empeigné le renard. | They prefer they tamed the fox. |
Other Conjugations for Empeigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empeigner
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Empeigner – 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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