Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Introduction to the verb approprier
The English translation of the French verb approprier is “to appropriate.” It is pronounced “a-pro-pree-ay.”
The origin of approprier can be traced back to the Latin word appropriare, which means “to make one’s own.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense and is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of approprier in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai approprié ce livre hier soir. (I had appropriated this book last night.)
- Tu t’étais approprié mes idées avant que je les exprime. (You had appropriated my ideas before I expressed them.)
- Elle s’était approprié la victoire avant même que le match soit terminé. (She had appropriated the victory even before the match was over.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of approprier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse approprié | I had appropriated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses approprié | You had appropriated |
il | il eût | Il eût approprié | He had appropriated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût approprié | She had appropriated |
on | on eût | On eût approprié | One had appropriated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes approprié | We had appropriated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes approprié | You had appropriated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent approprié | They had appropriated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent approprié | They had appropriated |
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
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier (this article)
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 Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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