French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | empire | empirais | empirerai | empirerais | empire | empirasse | ||
| tu | empires | empirais | empireras | empirerais | empires | empirasses | ||
| il | empire | empirait | empirera | empirerait | empire | empirât | ||
| nous | empirons | empirions | empirerons | empirerions | empirions | empirassions | ||
| vous | empirez | empiriez | empirerez | empireriez | empiriez | empirassiez | ||
| ils | empirent | empiraient | empireront | empireraient | empirent | empirassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai empiré | avais empiré | aurai empiré | aurais empiré | aie empiré | eusse empiré | ||
| tu | as empiré | avais empiré | auras empiré | aurais empiré | aies empiré | eusses empiré | ||
| il | a empiré | avait empiré | aura empiré | aurait empiré | ait empiré | eût empiré | ||
| nous | avons empiré | avions empiré | aurons empiré | aurions empiré | ayons empiré | eussions empiré | ||
| vous | avez empiré | aviez empiré | aurez empiré | auriez empiré | ayez empiré | eussiez empiré | ||
| ils | ont empiré | avaient empiré | auront empiré | auraient empiré | aient empiré | eussent empiré | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | empirai | eus empiré | (tu) | empire | Present | empirant | ||
| tu | empiras | eus empiré | (nous) | empirons | Past | empiré | ||
| il | empira | eut empiré | (vous) | empirez | Perfect | ayant empiré | ||
| nous | empirâmes | eûmes empiré | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | empirâtes | eûtes empiré | (tu) | aie empiré | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | empirèrent | eurent empiré | (nous) | ayons empiré | avoir empiré | |||
| (vous) | ayez empiré | |||||||
Empirer is a regular -er verb.


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