Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Introduction to the verb en approcher
The English translation of the French verb en approcher is “to approach.” It is pronounced as “ahn ah-pro-shay.”
En approcher comes from the French verb approcher, which means “to approach, to come near.” The prefix en- adds the meaning of “in” or “into,” so the literal translation of en approcher is “to move closer to.”
In everyday French, en approcher is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical event that would have happened in the past. In this tense, en approcher is used to describe a past action that would have brought the subject closer to something or someone.
Here are three examples of en approcher in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais vu l’oiseau, je m’en serais approché. (If I had seen the bird, I would have approached it.)
- Elle aurait aimé s’en approcher, mais elle avait peur. (She would have liked to approach it, but she was afraid.)
- Nous nous serions approchés du feu pour nous réchauffer. (We would have approached the fire to warm ourselves.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of en approcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais approché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais approché. | I would have approached you. |
tu | aurais approché | Tu aurais approché plus tôt. | You would have approached earlier. |
il | aurait approché | Il aurait approché du groupe. | He would have approached the group. |
elle | aurait approché | Elle aurait approché le chat. | She would have approached the cat. |
on | aurait approché | On aurait approché de la vérité. | One would have approached the truth. |
nous | aurions approché | Nous aurions approché en silence. | We would have approached quietly. |
vous | auriez approché | Vous auriez approché avec prudence. | You would have approached with caution. |
ils | auraient approché | Ils auraient approché de la porte. | They would have approached the door. |
elles | auraient approché | Elles auraient approché des fleurs. | They (female) would have approached the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for En Approcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en approcher
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En Approcher – 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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