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French Verbs

Infinitive - empêcher - "hinder", "prevent" - regular "er" verb

Present participle - empêchant

Past participle - empêché

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présent de l'indicatif

j'empêche

I prevent

tu empêches

you prevent

il empêche

he prevents

elle empêche

she prevents

nous empêchons

we prevents

vous empêchez

you prevents

ils empêchent

they prevent

elles empêchent

they prevent

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imparfait de l'indicatif

j'empêchais

I was preventing

tu empêchais

you were preventing

il empêchait

he was preventing

elle empêchait

she was preventing

nous empêchions

we were preventing

vous empêchiez

you were preventing

ils empêchaient

they were preventing

elles empêchaient

they were preventing

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passé simple

j'empêchai

I prevented

tu empêchas

you prevented

il empêcha

he prevented

elle empêcha

she prevented

nous empêchâmes

we prevented

vous empêchâtes

you prevented

ils empêchèrent

they prevented

elles empêchèrent

they prevented

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futur

j'empêcherai

I will prevent

tu empêcheras

you will prevent

il empêchera

he will prevent

elle empêchera

she will prevent

nous empêcherons

we will prevent

vous empêcherez

you will prevent

ils empêcheront

they will prevent

elles empêcheront

they will prevent

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conditionnel

j'empêcherais

I would hinder

tu empêcherais

you would hinder

il empêcherait

he would hinder

elle empêcherait

she would hinder

nous empêcherions

we would hinder

vous empêcheriez

you would hinder

ils empêcheraient

they would hinder

elles empêcheraient

they would hinder

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présent du subjonctif

j'empêche

I prevent

tu empêches

you prevent

il empêche

he prevent

elle empêche

she prevent

nous empêchions

we prevent

vous empêchiez

you prevent

ils empêchent

they prevent

elles empêchent

they prevent

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imparfait du subjonctif

j'empêchasse

I would have been preventing

tu empêchasses

you would have been preventing

il empêchât

he would have been preventing

elle empêchât

she would have been preventing

nous empêchassions

we would have been preventing

vous empêchassiez

you would have been preventing

ils empêchassent

they would have been preventing

elles empêchassent

they would have been preventing

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passé composé

j'ai empêché

I have prevented

tu as empêché

you have prevented

il a empêché

he has prevented

elle a empêché

she has prevented

nous avons empêché

we have prevented

vous avez empêché

you have prevented

ils ont empêché

they have prevented

elles ont empêché

they have prevented

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

j'avais empêché

I had prevented

tu avais empêché

you had prevented

il avait empêché

he had prevented

elle avait empêché

she had prevented

nous avions empêché

we had prevented

vous aviez empêché

you had prevented

ils avaient empêché

they had prevented

elles avaient empêché

they had prevented

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passé antérieur

j'eus empêché

I had prevented

tu eus empêché

you had prevented

il eut empêché

he had prevented

elle eut empêché

she had prevented

nous eûmes empêché

we had prevented

vous eûtes empêché

you had prevented

ils eurent empêché

they had prevented

elles eurent empêché

they had prevented

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futur antérieur

j'aurai empêché

I will have prevented

tu auras empêché

you will have prevented

il aura empêché

he will have prevented

elle aura empêché

she will have prevented

nous aurons empêché

we will have prevented

vous aurez empêché

you will have prevented

ils auront empêché

they will have prevented

elles auront empêché

they will have prevented

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conditionnel passé

j'aurais empêché

I would have prevented

tu aurais empêché

you would have prevented

il aurait empêché

he would have prevented

elle aurait empêché

she would have prevented

nous aurions empêché

we would have prevented

vous auriez empêché

you would have prevented

ils auraient empêché

they would have prevented

elles auraient empêché

they would have prevented

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie empêché

I would have prevented

tu aies empêché

you would have prevented

il ait empêché

he would have prevented

elle ait empêché

she would have prevented

nous ayons empêché

we would have prevented

vous ayez empêché

you would have prevented

ils aient empêché

they would have prevented

elles aient empêché

they would have prevented

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse empêché

I would have prevented

tu eusses empêché

you would have prevented

il eût empêché

he would have prevented

elle eût empêché

she would have prevented

nous eussions empêché

we would have prevented

vous eussiez empêché

you would have prevented

ils eussent empêché

they would have prevented

elles eussent empêché

they would have prevented

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impératif

Empêche!

Prevent! [you (familiar)]

Empêchons!

Let's hinder!

Empêchez!

Prevent! [you (plural/formal)]