French reference
empêcher
to prevent
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I prevent |
| tu | you prevent |
| il/elle/on | he/she prevents |
| nous | we prevent |
| vous | you (plural/formal) prevent |
| ils/elles | they prevent |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I prevented; I have prevented |
| tu | you prevented; you have prevented |
| il/elle/on | he/she prevented; he/she has prevented |
| nous | we prevented; we have prevented |
| vous | you (plural/formal) prevented; you (plural/formal) have prevented |
| ils/elles | they prevented; they have prevented |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to prevent |
| tu | you used to prevent |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to prevent |
| nous | we used to prevent |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to prevent |
| ils/elles | they used to prevent |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had prevented |
| tu | you had prevented |
| il/elle/on | he/she had prevented |
| nous | we had prevented |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had prevented |
| ils/elles | they had prevented |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will prevent |
| tu | you will prevent |
| il/elle/on | he/she will prevent |
| nous | we will prevent |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will prevent |
| ils/elles | they will prevent |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have prevented |
| tu | you will have prevented |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have prevented |
| nous | we will have prevented |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have prevented |
| ils/elles | they will have prevented |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to prevent |
| tu | you are going to prevent |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to prevent |
| nous | we are going to prevent |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to prevent |
| ils/elles | they are going to prevent |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just prevented |
| tu | you have just prevented |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just prevented |
| nous | we have just prevented |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just prevented |
| ils/elles | they have just prevented |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I prevented |
| tu | you prevented |
| il/elle/on | he/she prevented |
| nous | we prevented |
| vous | you (plural/formal) prevented |
| ils/elles | they prevented |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had prevented |
| tu | you had prevented |
| il/elle/on | he/she had prevented |
| nous | we had prevented |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had prevented |
| ils/elles | they had prevented |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would prevent |
| tu | you would prevent |
| il/elle/on | he/she would prevent |
| nous | we would prevent |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would prevent |
| ils/elles | they would prevent |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have prevented |
| tu | you would have prevented |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have prevented |
| nous | we would have prevented |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have prevented |
| ils/elles | they would have prevented |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have prevented |
| tu | you would have prevented |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have prevented |
| nous | we would have prevented |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have prevented |
| ils/elles | they would have prevented |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I prevent |
| tu | (that) you prevent |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she prevents |
| nous | (that) we prevent |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) prevent |
| ils/elles | (that) they prevent |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have prevented |
| tu | (that) you have prevented |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has prevented |
| nous | (that) we have prevented |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have prevented |
| ils/elles | (that) they have prevented |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I prevented |
| tu | (that) you prevented |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she prevented |
| nous | (that) we prevented |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) prevented |
| ils/elles | (that) they prevented |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had prevented |
| tu | (that) you had prevented |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had prevented |
| nous | (that) we had prevented |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had prevented |
| ils/elles | (that) they had prevented |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | prevent! |
| nous | let's prevent! |
| vous | prevent! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have prevented by then! |
| nous | let's have prevented by then! |
| vous | have prevented by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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