Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Introduction to the verb appâter
The English translation of the French verb appâter is “to bait” or “to lure.” It is pronounced “a-pa-ter.”
The word appâter comes from the Old French word “apater,” which means “to deceive” or “to seduce.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a possibility or a hypothetical situation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais plus de temps, j’appâterais les poissons dans la rivière. (If I had more time, I would bait the fish in the river.)
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Tu devrais appâter le chat avec une souris en peluche. (You should bait the cat with a plush mouse.)
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Nous pourrions appâter les oiseaux avec des graines dans le jardin. (We could bait the birds with seeds in the garden.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of appâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | appâterais | Je appâterais les poissons. | I would bait the fish. |
tu | appâterais | Tu appâterais les oiseaux. | You would lure the birds. |
il | appâterait | Il appâterait le chat. | He would entice the cat. |
elle | appâterait | Elle appâterait le chien. | She would bait the dog. |
on | appâterait | On appâterait les animaux. | One would bait the animals. |
nous | appâterions | Nous appâterions les insectes. | We would lure the insects. |
vous | appâteriez | Vous appâteriez les proies. | You would bait the prey. |
ils | appâteraient | Ils appâteraient les gibiers. | They would bait the game. |
elles | appâteraient | Elles appâteraient les poissons. | They would bait the fish. |
Other Conjugations for Appâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
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Appâter – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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