Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Introduction to the verb approprier
The English translation of the French verb approprier is “to appropriate” or “to make one’s own”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-praw-pree-ey”.
The verb approprier comes from the Latin word appropriare, which means “to make one’s own”. It entered the French language in the 13th century and has since evolved to have a more specific meaning of taking something and making it one’s own, often with a sense of ownership or control.
In everyday French, approprier is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action or situation in the present. It is commonly used in conjunction with the conditional phrase “si j’avais” (if I had), as in “si j’avais plus de temps, je m’approprierais cette tâche” (if I had more time, I would appropriate this task).
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais les moyens, je m’approprierais cette maison. (If I had the means, I would appropriate this house.)
- Si j’avais la chance, je m’approprierais ce poste. (If I had the opportunity, I would appropriate this position.)
- Si j’avais le pouvoir, je m’approprierais cette décision. (If I had the power, I would appropriate this decision.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of approprier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | m’approprierais | Je m’approprierais la situation. | I would appropriate the situation. |
tu | t’approprierais | Tu t’approprierais cette idée. | You would appropriate this idea. |
il | s’approprierait | Il s’approprierait le pouvoir. | He would appropriate the power. |
elle | s’approprierait | Elle s’approprierait du terrain. | She would appropriate the land. |
on | s’approprierait | On s’approprierait des ressources. | One would appropriate resources. |
nous | nous approprierions | Nous nous approprierions des connaissances. | We would appropriate knowledge. |
vous | vous approprieriez | Vous vous approprieriez du projet. | You would appropriate the project. |
ils | s’approprieraient | Ils s’approprieraient des objets. | They would appropriate objects. |
elles | s’approprieraient | Elles s’approprieraient du pouvoir. | They would appropriate power. |
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 (this article)
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 Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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