Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Introduction to the verb empercher
The English translation of the French verb empercher is “to hinder” or “to prevent.” The infinitive form of empercher is pronounced as “ahn-pehr-sheh.”
The language origin of empercher comes from the Latin word “impedicare,” which means “to entangle” or “to ensnare.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that was hindered or prevented in the past.
Example 1:
Je regrettais qu’il eût empêché ma participation à la réunion.
(I regretted that he had hindered/prevented my participation in the meeting.)
Example 2:
Il fallait que tu eusses empêché cette catastrophe.
(It was necessary for you to have prevented this disaster.)
Example 3:
Elle était désolée que nous ayons empêché leur voyage.
(She was sorry that we had hindered/prevented their trip.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of empercher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse empêché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse empêché. | I wish I had prevented. |
tu | eusses empêché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses empêché. | I wish you had prevented. |
il | eût empêché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût empêché. | I wish he had prevented. |
elle | eût empêché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût empêché. | I wish she had prevented. |
on | eût empêché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût empêché. | I wish one had prevented. |
nous | eussions empêché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions empêché. | I wish we had prevented. |
vous | eussiez empêché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez empêché. | I wish you had prevented. |
ils | eussent empêché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent empêché. | I wish they had prevented. |
elles | eussent empêché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent empêché. | I wish they had prevented. |
Other Conjugations for Empercher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
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Empercher – 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
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