Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Introduction to the verb appréhender
The English translation of the French verb appréhender is “to apprehend” or “to understand.” It is pronounced as ah-pray-on-dreh.
Appréhender comes from the Latin verb “apprehendere,” meaning “to grasp” or “to seize.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action or situation in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais suivi mes instincts, j’aurais appréhendé la situation. (If I had followed my instincts, I would have understood the situation.)
- Tu aurais mieux fait de prendre le temps d’appréhender le sujet avant l’examen. (You should have taken the time to understand the subject before the exam.)
- Ils auraient appréhendé la gravité de la situation s’ils avaient écouté les avertissements. (They would have apprehended the gravity of the situation if they had listened to the warnings.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of appréhender
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais appréhendé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais appréhendé la situation. | I would have apprehended the situation. |
tu | aurais appréhendé | Tu aurais appréhendé le criminel. | You would have apprehended the criminal. |
il | aurait appréhendé | Il aurait appréhendé la vérité. | He would have apprehended the truth. |
elle | aurait appréhendé | Elle aurait appréhendé la difficulté. | She would have apprehended the difficulty. |
on | aurait appréhendé | On aurait appréhendé le danger. | One would have apprehended the danger. |
nous | aurions appréhendé | Nous aurions appréhendé le suspect. | We would have apprehended the suspect. |
vous | auriez appréhendé | Vous auriez appréhendé le problème. | You would have apprehended the problem. |
ils | auraient appréhendé | Ils auraient appréhendé le voleur. | They would have apprehended the thief. |
elles | auraient appréhendé | Elles auraient appréhendé la situation. | They (female) would have apprehended the situation. |
Other Conjugations for Appréhender.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
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Appréhender – 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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