Passé Composé (Present Perfect) 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 as “ah-pray-on-dray”.
Appréhender comes from the Latin word “apprehendere”, meaning “to seize” or “to grasp”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai appréhendé la situation. (I apprehended the situation.)
- Nous avons appréhendé les suspects. (We apprehended the suspects.)
- Elle a appréhendé la théorie rapidement. (She quickly understood the theory.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of appréhender
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai appréhendé | J’ai appréhendé le voleur. | I apprehended the thief. |
tu | as appréhendé | Tu as appréhendé la situation. | You apprehended the situation. |
il | a appréhendé | Il a appréhendé les risques. | He apprehended the risks. |
elle | a appréhendé | Elle a appréhendé le concept. | She apprehended the concept. |
on | a appréhendé | On a appréhendé le problème. | We apprehended the problem. |
nous | avons appréhendé | Nous avons appréhendé la vérité. | We apprehended the truth. |
vous | avez appréhendé | Vous avez appréhendé les conséquences. | You apprehended the consequences. |
ils | ont appréhendé | Ils ont appréhendé le suspect. | They apprehended the suspect. |
elles | ont appréhendé | Elles ont appréhendé la méthode. | They apprehended the method. |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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