Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Introduction to the verb empester
The English translation of the French verb empester is “to annoy” or “to bother”. It is pronounced as ahm-peh-ster in its infinitive form.
The word empester comes from the French word “pest”, meaning plague or nuisance. It first appeared in the French language in the 12th century and has been derived from the Latin word “pistis”, meaning plague or pestilence.
In everyday French, empester is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used for hypothetical or uncertain situations in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how empester is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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J’espère que tu n’as pas été empesté par les moustiques pendant tes vacances. (I hope you were not bothered by mosquitoes during your vacation.)
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Il est possible que le bruit de la construction t’ait empesté pendant ton sommeil. (It is possible that the noise from the construction annoyed you during your sleep.)
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Nous étions tous empestés par les fumées de l’incendie. (We were all bothered by the smoke from the fire.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of empester
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie empesté | Je suis content que j’aie empesté. | I’m glad I polluted. |
tu | aies empesté | Il faut que tu aies empesté. | You must have polluted. |
il | ait empesté | Il est possible qu’il ait empesté. | It’s possible he polluted. |
elle | ait empesté | Elle craint qu’elle ait empesté. | She fears she polluted. |
on | ait empesté | On veut qu’on ait empesté. | We want it to have been polluted. |
nous | ayons empesté | Je suis heureux que nous ayons empesté. | I’m happy we polluted. |
vous | ayez empesté | Il est important que vous ayez empesté. | It’s important that you polluted. |
ils | aient empesté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient empesté. | They doubt they polluted. |
elles | aient empesté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient empesté. | They prefer they polluted. |
Other Conjugations for Empester.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empester
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Empester – 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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