Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Introduction to the verb approprier
The English translation of the French verb approprier is “to appropriate” or “to make one’s own.” It is pronounced “a-pro-pree-ay” in its infinitive form.
The verb approprier comes from the Latin word “appropriare,” which means “to make one’s own.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to express actions that were completed in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai approprié cette idée pour mon projet. (I appropriated this idea for my project.)
- Nous nous sommes appropriés cette maison il y a deux ans. (We appropriated this house two years ago.)
- Tu t’es approprié mon travail sans ma permission. (You appropriated my work without my permission.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of approprier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | me suis approprié(e) | Je me suis approprié ce livre. | I appropriated this book. |
tu | t’es approprié(e) | Tu t’es approprié mon idée. | You appropriated my idea. |
il | s’est approprié | Il s’est approprié le pouvoir. | He appropriated power. |
elle | s’est appropriée | Elle s’est appropriée la maison. | She appropriated the house. |
on | s’est approprié(e) | On s’est approprié l’argent. | We appropriated the money. |
nous | nous sommes approprié(e)s | Nous nous sommes approprié la culture. | We appropriated the culture. |
vous | vous êtes approprié(e)(s) | Vous vous êtes approprié les ressources. | You appropriated the resources. |
ils | se sont approprié(e)s | Ils se sont approprié les terres. | They appropriated the land. |
elles | se sont approprié(e)s | Elles se sont approprié la langue. | They appropriated the language. |
Other Conjugations for Approprier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
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Approprier – 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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