Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Introduction to the verb attraper
The English translation of the French verb attraper is “to catch” or “to trap.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-tra-peh.”
The origin of the word attraper comes from the Old French “atrap,” meaning “to seize” or “to capture.” It is derived from the Latin word “ad” meaning “to” and “trappa” meaning “trap.”
In everyday French, the verb attraper is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a possibility or hypothetical action in the past. It is often used in conjunction with the word “si” meaning “if.”
Examples:
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Il faut que je l’attrape avant qu’il ne parte. (I need to catch him before he leaves.)
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Si j’avais su, je l’aurais attrapé avant qu’il ne s’échappe. (If I had known, I would have caught him before he escaped.)
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J’aurais aimé qu’elle m’ait attrapé avant que je ne tombe. (I wish she had caught me before I fell.)
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I need to catch him before he leaves.
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If I had known, I would have caught him before he escaped.
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I wish she had caught me before I fell.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of attraper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie attrapé | Je doute que j’aie attrapé le ballon. | I doubt that I caught the ball. |
tu | aies attrapé | Il faut que tu aies attrapé la souris. | You must have caught the mouse. |
il | ait attrapé | Il est possible qu’il ait attrapé le voleur. | It’s possible he caught the thief. |
elle | ait attrapé | Elle craint qu’elle ait attrapé un rhume. | She fears she caught a cold. |
on | ait attrapé | On veut qu’on ait attrapé le bus. | We want to have caught the bus. |
nous | ayons attrapé | Espérons que nous ayons attrapé une bonne opportunité. | Let’s hope we caught a good opportunity. |
vous | ayez attrapé | Il est important que vous ayez attrapé le voleur. | It’s important that you caught the thief. |
ils | aient attrapé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient attrapé le poisson. | They doubt they caught the fish. |
elles | aient attrapé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient attrapé le ballon. | They prefer they caught the ball. |
Other Conjugations for Attraper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
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Attraper – 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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