Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Introduction to the verb apparaître
The English translation of the French verb apparaître is “to appear”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ah-pah-ray-truh” with the stress on the second syllable.
Apparaître comes from the Latin word “apparere” which means “to appear, to show oneself”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of something or someone becoming visible or appearing in a certain place or situation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Je crois avoir vu un fantôme apparaître dans la maison abandonnée. (I think I saw a ghost appear in the abandoned house.)
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Les étoiles commencent à apparaître dans le ciel nocturne. (The stars are starting to appear in the night sky.)
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Elle est arrivée soudainement, comme par magie, apparaissant devant nous. (She arrived suddenly, as if by magic, appearing in front of us.)
Apparaître – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of apparaître
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | J’apparaîs | J’apparaîs tous les jours | I appear every day |
Tu | Tu apparais | Tu apparais toujours en retard | You always appear late |
Il | Il apparaît | Il apparaît dans mes rêves | He appears in my dreams |
Elle | Elle apparaît | Elle apparaît heureuse | She appears happy |
On | On apparaît | On apparaît souvent dans les médias | We often appear in the media |
Nous | Nous apparaîssons | Nous apparaîssons comme un groupe uni | We appear as a united group |
Vous | Vous apparaîssez | Vous apparaîssez très confiants | You appear very confident |
Ils | Ils apparaissent | Ils apparaissent de nulle part | They appear out of nowhere |
Elles | Elles apparaissent | Elles apparaissent toutes les nuits | They appear every night |
Other Conjugations for Apparaître.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apparaître
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