Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Introduction to the verb approuver
The English translation of the French verb approuver is “to approve.” It is pronounced as ah-proo-vay.
The language origin of approuver can be traced back to the Latin word “approbare,” meaning “to approve.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past action or state that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Three simple examples of approuver in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their respective English translations are:
- J’ai douté qu’elle ait approuvé ma décision. (I doubted that she had approved my decision.)
- Il était important que nous ayons approuvé le projet avant la réunion. (It was important that we had approved the project before the meeting.)
- Je craignais que vous n’ayez pas approuvé mon idée. (I was afraid you had not approved my idea.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of approuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie approuvé | Elle est ravie que j’aie approuvé. | She is delighted that I approved. |
tu | aies approuvé | Tu voudrais que tu aies approuvé. | You would like for you to have approved. |
il | ait approuvé | Il est important qu’il ait approuvé. | It’s important that he approved. |
elle | ait approuvé | Elle craint qu’elle ait approuvé. | She fears that she approved. |
on | ait approuvé | On veut qu’on ait approuvé. | We want it to have been approved. |
nous | ayons approuvé | Nous sommes contents que nous ayons approuvé. | We are happy that we approved. |
vous | ayez approuvé | Vous préférez que vous ayez approuvé. | You prefer that you approved. |
ils | aient approuvé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient approuvé. | They doubt that they approved. |
elles | aient approuvé | Elles sont contentes qu’elles aient approuvé. | They are happy that they approved. |
Other Conjugations for Approuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approuver
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Approuver – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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