Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) 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 grab hold of.” It is pronounced as “ahm-pah-nyay.”
Empeigner comes from the French word “pigne,” meaning “claw” or “grip.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to describe a past action that would have happened if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of empeigner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Si j’avais su qu’il allait te blesser, je l’aurais empeigné avant qu’il puisse le faire. (If I had known he was going to hurt you, I would have seized him before he could do it.)
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Elle avait peur de tomber, alors elle a empeigné le rebord de la fenêtre pour se stabiliser. (She was afraid of falling, so she grabbed onto the windowsill to stabilize herself.)
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Nous n’aurions pas pu gagner sans avoir empeigné cette opportunité qui s’est présentée. (We wouldn’t have been able to win without seizing that opportunity that came up.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of empeigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse empeigné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse empeigné. | I wish I had gripped. |
tu | eusses empeigné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses empeigné. | I wish you had gripped. |
il | eût empeigné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût empeigné. | I wish he had gripped. |
elle | eût empeigné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût empeigné. | I wish she had gripped. |
on | eût empeigné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût empeigné. | I wish one had gripped. |
nous | eussions empeigné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions empeigné. | I wish we had gripped. |
vous | eussiez empeigné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez empeigné. | I wish you had gripped. |
ils | eussent empeigné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent empeigné. | I wish they had gripped. |
elles | eussent empeigné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent empeigné. | I wish they had gripped. |
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
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 Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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