Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Introduction to the verb apeurer
The English translation of apeurer is “to scare” or “to frighten.” It is pronounced “ah-puhr-eh.”
Apeurer comes from the Old French word “aspaver,” which means “to frighten.” It is a combination of the prefix “a-” (which intensifies the meaning) and “peur,” which means “fear.” In everyday French, apeurer is most often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense to express a fear or doubt about something that has already happened in the past.
Examples:
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J’avais peur qu’il ne m’ait apeuré avant que je puisse le voir. (I was afraid he had scared me before I could see him.)
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Elle craignait que le bruit ne l’ait apeurée pendant son sommeil. (She was afraid the noise had scared her during her sleep.)
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Nous étions inquiets que la tempête ne nous ait apeurés toute la nuit. (We were worried that the storm had scared us all night.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of apeurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse apeuré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse apeuré. | I wish I had frightened. |
tu | eusses apeuré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses apeuré. | I wish you had frightened. |
il | eût apeuré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût apeuré. | I wish he had frightened. |
elle | eût apeuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût apeuré. | I wish she had frightened. |
on | eût apeuré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût apeuré. | I wish one had frightened. |
nous | eussions apeuré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions apeuré. | I wish we had frightened. |
vous | eussiez apeuré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez apeuré. | I wish you had frightened. |
ils | eussent apeuré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent apeuré. | I wish they had frightened. |
elles | eussent apeuré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent apeuré. | I wish they had frightened. |
Other Conjugations for Apeurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apeurer
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Apeurer – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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