Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Introduction to the verb approprier
The English translation of the French verb approprier is “to appropriate.” It is pronounced “ah-pro-pree-ay.”
The word “approprier” comes from the Latin word “appropriare,” meaning “to make one’s own.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which is a literary tense used to express a hypothetical past action or situation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Il était important que j’eusse approprié cette décision à temps. (It was important that I had appropriated this decision on time.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous eussiez approprié ces ressources pour notre projet. (We would have liked for you to have appropriated these resources for our project.)
- Il semblait qu’elle eût approprié toutes les informations nécessaires pour réussir son exposé. (It seemed that she had appropriated all the necessary information to succeed in her presentation.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of approprier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse approprié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse approprié. | I wish I had appropriated. |
tu | eusses approprié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses approprié. | I wish you had appropriated. |
il | eût approprié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût approprié. | I wish he had appropriated. |
elle | eût approprié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût approprié. | I wish she had appropriated. |
on | eût approprié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût approprié. | I wish one had appropriated. |
nous | eussions approprié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions approprié. | I wish we had appropriated. |
vous | eussiez approprié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez approprié. | I wish you had appropriated. |
ils | eussent approprié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent approprié. | I wish they had appropriated. |
elles | eussent approprié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent approprié. | I wish they had appropriated. |
Other Conjugations for Approprier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb approprier
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Approprier – 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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