Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Introduction to the verb appointir
The English translation of the French verb appointir is “to assign.”
The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-pwahn-teer.”
Appointir comes from the Old French word “apointer,” which means “to prepare” or “to aim.” It is most often used in every day French to talk about assigning tasks or responsibilities to someone.
Examples:
- J’ai appointi à Pierre de s’occuper de l’organisation de la fête. (I assigned Pierre to take care of organizing the party.)
- Elle a été appointie comme chef de projet pour ce nouveau projet. (She was appointed as project manager for this new project.)
- Nous allons appointir des bénévoles pour aider lors de l’événement. (We are going to assign volunteers to help during the event.)
Appointir – 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 appointir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | appointis | J’appointis | I appoint |
tu | appointis | Tu appointis | You appoint |
il | appointit | Il appointit | He appoints |
elle | appointit | Elle appointit | She appoints |
on | appointit | On appointit | One appoints |
nous | appointissons | Nous appointissons | We appoint |
vous | appointissez | Vous appointissez | You appoint |
ils | appointissent | Ils appointissent | They appoint |
elles | appointissent | Elles appointissent | They appoint |
Other Conjugations for Appointir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb appointir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointir
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