Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) 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.prɔ.pʁi.je].
The origin of approprier can be traced back to the Latin word “appropriare,” meaning “to make one’s own.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the past.
Here are three examples of approprier in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais pu, je me serais approprié cette entreprise. (If I had been able to, I would have taken over this company.)
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Elle aurait mieux fait de s’approprier ses erreurs plutôt que de les rejeter sur les autres. (She would have been better off taking responsibility for her mistakes instead of blaming others.)
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Nous nous serions bien appropriés cette maison si elle n’était pas si chère. (We would have loved to make this house our own if it wasn’t so expensive.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of approprier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | me serais approprié(e) | Si j’avais su, je me serais approprié(e) ces idées. | If I had known, I would have appropriated these ideas. |
tu | te serais approprié(e) | Tu te serais approprié(e) de l’argent. | You would have appropriated money. |
il | se serait approprié | Il se serait approprié le pouvoir. | He would have appropriated power. |
elle | se serait appropriée | Elle se serait appropriée du succès. | She would have appropriated success. |
on | se serait approprié | On se serait approprié des connaissances. | One would have appropriated knowledge. |
nous | nous serions appropriés | Nous nous serions appropriés de la propriété. | We would have appropriated the property. |
vous | vous seriez approprié(e) | Vous vous seriez approprié(e) du projet. | You would have appropriated the project. |
ils | se seraient appropriés | Ils se seraient appropriés de la terre. | They would have appropriated the land. |
elles | se seraient appropriées | Elles se seraient appropriées des connaissances. | They (female) would have appropriated knowledge. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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