Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) 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”. It is pronounced as “ah-pray-ahn-dreh”.
The word appréhender comes from the Latin word “apprehendere”, meaning “to seize” or “to grasp”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past possibility or doubt. It is often used to express a hypothetical situation or a wish.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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J’espère que tu aies appréhendé la gravité de la situation. (I hope that you understood the gravity of the situation.)
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Il est peu probable qu’ils aient appréhendé la complexité de cette tâche. (It is unlikely that they understood the complexity of this task.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous ayez appréhendé nos préoccupations. (We would have liked for you to have understood our concerns.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of appréhender
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie appréhendé | Je doute que j’aie appréhendé. | I doubt that I apprehended. |
tu | aies appréhendé | Il faut que tu aies appréhendé. | You must have apprehended. |
il | ait appréhendé | Il est possible qu’il ait appréhendé. | It’s possible he apprehended. |
elle | ait appréhendé | Elle craint qu’elle ait appréhendé. | She fears she apprehended. |
on | ait appréhendé | On veut qu’on ait appréhendé. | We want it to have been apprehended. |
nous | ayons appréhendé | Espérons que nous ayons appréhendé. | Let’s hope we apprehended. |
vous | ayez appréhendé | Il est important que vous ayez appréhendé. | It’s important that you apprehended. |
ils | aient appréhendé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient appréhendé. | They doubt they apprehended. |
elles | aient appréhendé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient appréhendé. | They prefer they 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
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 (this article)
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 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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