Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Introduction to the verb approcher
The English translation of the French verb approcher is “to approach.” It is pronounced “ah-pruh-shay” in its infinitive form.
Approcher comes from the Old French word “aprocchier,” which originated from the Latin word “appropiare,” meaning “to come near.” In everyday French, the verb is commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense that expresses an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of approcher in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- Il était temps que nous nous approchions de la fin du voyage. (It was time for us to approach the end of the trip.)
- J’étais content que tu aies approché François pour lui demander de l’aide. (I was glad that you approached François to ask for his help.)
- Les enfants auraient préféré que nous n’ayons jamais approché les serpents au zoo. (The children would have preferred us to never have approached the snakes at the zoo.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of approcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse approché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse approché. | I wish I had approached. |
tu | eusses approché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses approché. | I wish you had approached. |
il | eût approché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût approché. | I wish he had approached. |
elle | eût approché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût approché. | I wish she had approached. |
on | eût approché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût approché. | I wish one had approached. |
nous | eussions approché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions approché. | I wish we had approached. |
vous | eussiez approché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez approché. | I wish you had approached. |
ils | eussent approché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent approché. | I wish they had approached. |
elles | eussent approché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent approché. | I wish they had approached. |
Other Conjugations for Approcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approcher
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Approcher – 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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