Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Introduction to the verb empiéter
The English translation of the French verb empiéter is “to encroach” or “to trespass.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahm-pee-eh-tay.”
The word empiéter comes from the Latin word “impedire” which means “to hinder” or “to impede.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Here are 3 simple examples of empiéter in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais peur qu’il n’ait empiété sur mes terres.
Translation: I was afraid that he had encroached on my land. -
Elle craignait que les voisins n’eussent empiété sur sa vie privée.
Translation: She feared that the neighbors had intruded on her private life. -
Nous étions déçus que le projet n’eût pas empiété sur les intérêts de notre entreprise.
Translation: We were disappointed that the project had not encroached on the interests of our company.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of empiéter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse empiété | Je regrette que j’eusse empiété sur leur liberté. | I regret having encroached on their freedom. |
tu | eusses empiété | Tu regrettes que tu eusses empiété sur leur liberté. | You regret having encroached on their freedom. |
il | eût empiété | Il regrette qu’il eût empiété sur leur liberté. | He regrets having encroached on their freedom. |
elle | eût empiété | Elle regrette qu’elle eût empiété sur leur liberté. | She regrets having encroached on their freedom. |
on | eût empiété | On regrette qu’on eût empiété sur leur liberté. | One regrets having encroached on their freedom. |
nous | eussions empiété | Nous regrettons que nous eussions empiété sur leur liberté. | We regret having encroached on their freedom. |
vous | eussiez empiété | Vous regrettez que vous eussiez empiété sur leur liberté. | You regret having encroached on their freedom. |
ils | eussent empiété | Ils regrettent qu’ils eussent empiété sur leur liberté. | They regret having encroached on their freedom. |
elles | eussent empiété | Elles regrettent qu’elles eussent empiété sur leur liberté. | They regret having encroached on their freedom. |
Other Conjugations for Empiéter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empiéter
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Empiéter – 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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