Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Introduction to the verb apeurer
The English translation of the French verb apeurer is “to frighten” or “to scare.” It is pronounced “ah-pehr-ay.”
Apeurer comes from the Old French word “apeurchier,” which means “to frighten.” It is derived from the Latin word “pavor,” meaning “fear” or “dread.”
In everyday French, apeurer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a past action that caused fear or terror. It can also be used in the present tense to express a current state of fear or being scared.
Here are three examples of apeurer in the Passé Composé tense:
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Ils ont été apeurés par le bruit de l’orage. (They were frightened by the sound of the thunderstorm.)
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J’ai été très apeuré quand j’ai vu le serpent dans mon jardin. (I was very scared when I saw the snake in my garden.)
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Elle a été apeurée par les histoires de fantômes racontées par ses amis. (She was scared by the ghost stories told by her friends.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of apeurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai apeuré | J’ai apeuré mon frère. | I scared my brother. |
tu | as apeuré | Tu as apeuré ta mère. | You scared your mother. |
il | a apeuré | Il a apeuré le chat. | He scared the cat. |
elle | a apeuré | Elle a apeuré le chien. | She scared the dog. |
on | a apeuré | On a apeuré les enfants. | We scared the children. |
nous | avons apeuré | Nous avons apeuré nos voisins. | We scared our neighbors. |
vous | avez apeuré | Vous avez apeuré les oiseaux. | You scared the birds. |
ils | ont apeuré | Ils ont apeuré les passants. | They scared the passersby. |
elles | ont apeuré | Elles ont apeuré les souris. | They scared the mice. |
Other Conjugations for Apeurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
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Apeurer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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