Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Introduction to the verb approcher
The English translation of the French verb approcher is “to approach.” It is pronounced “ah-pro-shay.”
The word approcher comes from the Old French word “aprochier,” which evolved from the Latin word “appropiare,” meaning “to draw near.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si j’avais approché l’oiseau, il se serait envolé. (If I had approached the bird, it would have flown away.)
- Nous serions arrivés à temps si nous avions approché la vitesse limite. (We would have arrived on time if we had approached the speed limit.)
- Tu aurais gagné le match si tu avais approché ta raquette différemment. (You would have won the match if you had approached your racket differently.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of approcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais approché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais approché. | I would have approached you. |
tu | aurais approché | Tu aurais approché la vérité. | You would have approached the truth. |
il | aurait approché | Il aurait approché l’objectif. | He would have approached the goal. |
elle | aurait approché | Elle aurait approché la porte. | She would have approached the door. |
on | aurait approché | On aurait approché le problème. | One would have approached the problem. |
nous | aurions approché | Nous aurions approché le sujet. | We would have approached the subject. |
vous | auriez approché | Vous auriez approché la solution. | You would have approached the solution. |
ils | auraient approché | Ils auraient approché la vérité. | They would have approached the truth. |
elles | auraient approché | Elles auraient approché la porte. | They (female) would have approached the door. |
Other Conjugations for Approcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
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Approcher – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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