Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Introduction to the verb appréhender
The English translation of the French verb appréhender is “to apprehend” or “to understand”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-pray-on-dreh”.
The word appréhender comes from the Latin word “apprehendere”, meaning “to take hold of” or “to grasp”. In everyday French, appréhender is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe completed actions in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai appréhendé la situation. (I apprehended the situation.)
- Tu as appréhendé ses intentions. (You apprehended his intentions.)
- Il/elle a appréhendé le sujet. (He/she apprehended the subject.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of appréhender
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus appréhendé | I had apprehended |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus appréhendé | You had apprehended |
il | il eut | Il eut appréhendé | He had apprehended |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut appréhendé | She had apprehended |
on | on eut | On eut appréhendé | One had apprehended |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes appréhendé | We had apprehended |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes appréhendé | You had apprehended |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent appréhendé | They had apprehended |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent appréhendé | They had apprehended |
Other Conjugations for Appréhender.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appréhender
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Appréhender – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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