Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Introduction to the verb appâter
The English translation of the French verb appâter is “to bait” or “to lure.” It is pronounced as “ah-pah-tay.”
The word appâter comes from the Latin word “pascere” meaning “to feed.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a possibility or a wish that something had happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of appâter in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- J’aurais aimé qu’il ait appâté le chat avant de partir en vacances. (I wish he had baited the cat before leaving on vacation.)
- Il est possible que les pêcheurs aient appâté les poissons avec des vers. (It is possible that the fishermen baited the fish with worms.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu aies appâté les clients avec des offres spéciales pour augmenter les ventes. (I would have preferred if you had lured the customers with special offers to increase sales.)
English translations:
- I wish he had baited the cat before leaving on vacation.
- It is possible that the fishermen baited the fish with worms.
- I would have preferred if you had lured the customers with special offers to increase sales.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of appâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie appâté | Je doute que j’aie appâté. | I doubt that I lured. |
tu | aies appâté | Il faut que tu aies appâté. | You must have lured. |
il | ait appâté | Il est possible qu’il ait appâté. | It’s possible he lured. |
elle | ait appâté | Elle craint qu’elle ait appâté. | She fears she lured. |
on | ait appâté | On veut qu’on ait appâté. | We want it to have been lured. |
nous | ayons appâté | Espérons que nous ayons appâté. | Let’s hope we lured. |
vous | ayez appâté | Il est important que vous ayez appâté. | It’s important that you lured. |
ils | aient appâté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient appâté. | They doubt they lured. |
elles | aient appâté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient appâté. | They prefer they lured. |
Other Conjugations for Appâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
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Appâter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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