Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appâter
Introduction to the verb appâter
The English translation of the French verb appâter is “to bait.” It is pronounced “ah-pah-tay.”
The word appâter comes from the Old French word “apater” which means “to lure or entice” and it ultimately derives from the Latin word “pascere” meaning “to feed.”
In everyday French, the verb appâter is most often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of appâter in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais appâté le piège, j’aurais capturé le rat. (If I had baited the trap, I would have caught the rat.)
- Il aurait fallu que tu aies appâté l’hameçon pour attraper du poisson. (You would have had to bait the hook to catch some fish.)
- Nous aurions réussi à attraper le renard si nous avions appâté le poulailler. (We would have succeeded in catching the fox if we had baited the chicken coop.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of appâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse appâté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse appâté. | I wish I had baited. |
tu | eusses appâté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses appâté. | I wish you had baited. |
il | eût appâté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût appâté. | I wish he had baited. |
elle | eût appâté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût appâté. | I wish she had baited. |
on | eût appâté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût appâté. | I wish one had baited. |
nous | eussions appâté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions appâté. | I wish we had baited. |
vous | eussiez appâté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez appâté. | I wish you had baited. |
ils | eussent appâté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent appâté. | I wish they had baited. |
elles | eussent appâté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent appâté. | I wish they had baited. |
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
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 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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