Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) 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.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-pah-te.”
The word appâter comes from the Old French word “apater” which means “to put bait.” It is derived from the Latin word “pascere” which means “to feed.”
In everyday French, the verb appâter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical situation or a possibility in the past. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Example 1: Si j’avais appâté le poisson, je l’aurais attrapé.
(If I had baited the fish, I would have caught it.)
Example 2: Il aurait mieux valu que tu n’aies pas appâté les oiseaux.
(It would have been better if you had not baited the birds.)
Example 3: Nous serions allés à la pêche si nous avions appâté les vers.
(We would have gone fishing if we had baited the worms.)
English translations:
Example 1: If I had baited the fish, I would have caught it.
Example 2: It would have been better if you had not baited the birds.
Example 3: We would have gone fishing if we had baited the worms.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of appâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais appâté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais appâté. | I would have baited you. |
tu | aurais appâté | Tu aurais appâté plus tôt. | You would have baited earlier. |
il | aurait appâté | Il aurait appâté les poissons. | He would have baited the fish. |
elle | aurait appâté | Elle aurait appâté l’oiseau. | She would have baited the bird. |
on | aurait appâté | On aurait appâté les animaux. | One would have baited the animals. |
nous | aurions appâté | Nous aurions appâté les crabes. | We would have baited the crabs. |
vous | auriez appâté | Vous auriez appâté avec nous. | You would have baited with us. |
ils | auraient appâté | Ils auraient appâté les loups. | They would have baited the wolves. |
elles | auraient appâté | Elles auraient appâté les insectes. | They (female) would have baited the insects. |
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
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter (this article)
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 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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