Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) 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”.
The infinitive form of appréhender is pronounced “ah-pray-ahn-dreh”.
The verb appréhender comes from the Latin word “apprehendere” meaning “to seize” or “to grasp”. It is most often used in everyday French to express the action of understanding or grasping something, whether it be a concept, a situation, or a person’s intentions.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, appréhender is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle “appréhendé”.
Three examples of appréhender in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais appréhendé que tu aies menti. (I had understood that you had lied.)
- Elle avait appréhendé qu’il eût oublié. (She had grasped that he had forgotten.)
- Ils avaient appréhendé que nous fussions en retard. (They had apprehended that we were late.)
English translations:
- I had understood that you had lied.
- She had grasped that he had forgotten.
- They had apprehended that we were late.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of appréhender
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse appréhendé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse appréhendé. | I wish I had apprehended. |
tu | eusses appréhendé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses appréhendé. | I wish you had apprehended. |
il | eût appréhendé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût appréhendé. | I wish he had apprehended. |
elle | eût appréhendé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût appréhendé. | I wish she had apprehended. |
on | eût appréhendé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût appréhendé. | I wish one had apprehended. |
nous | eussions appréhendé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions appréhendé. | I wish we had apprehended. |
vous | eussiez appréhendé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez appréhendé. | I wish you had apprehended. |
ils | eussent appréhendé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent appréhendé. | I wish they had apprehended. |
elles | eussent appréhendé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent appréhendé. | I wish they had 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
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 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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