Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Introduction to the verb approprier
The English translation of the French verb approprier is “to appropriate” or “to make one’s own.” The infinitive form is pronounced “a-pro-pree-ay.”
The verb approprier comes from the adjective approprié, meaning “suitable” or “appropriate,” which comes from the Latin appropriare, meaning “to make one’s own.” In everyday French, approprier is most often used to describe taking possession of something or adapting something to one’s own needs. In the Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of approprier in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais approprié cette pièce pour en faire mon bureau. (I had appropriated this room to make it my office.)
- Les artistes avaient approprié cette technique pour créer des œuvres uniques. (The artists had appropriated this technique to create unique works of art.)
- Il avait approprié les paroles de la chanson pour les adapter à son histoire personnelle. (He had appropriated the lyrics of the song to adapt them to his personal story.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of approprier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | m’étais approprié | Je m’étais approprié le travail. | I had appropriated the work. |
tu | t’étais approprié | Tu t’étais approprié la responsabilité. | You had appropriated the responsibility. |
il | s’était approprié | Il s’était approprié la propriété. | He had appropriated the property. |
elle | s’était appropriée | Elle s’était appropriée la décision. | She had appropriated the decision. |
on | s’était approprié | On s’était approprié le pouvoir. | One had appropriated the power. |
nous | nous étions appropriés | Nous étions appropriés le contrôle. | We had appropriated the control. |
vous | vous étiez approprié | Vous étiez approprié le budget. | You had appropriated the budget. |
ils | s’étaient appropriés | Ils s’étaient appropriés le projet. | They had appropriated the project. |
elles | s’étaient appropriées | Elles s’étaient appropriées les fonds. | They had appropriated the funds. |
Other Conjugations for Approprier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
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Approprier – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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