French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | aperçois | apercevais | apercevrai | apercevrais | aperçoive | aperçusse | ||
| tu | aperçois | apercevais | apercevras | apercevrais | aperçoives | aperçusses | ||
| il | aperçoit | apercevait | apercevra | apercevrait | aperçoive | aperçut | ||
| nous | apercevons | apercevions | apercevrons | apercevrions | apercevions | aperçussions | ||
| vous | apercevez | aperceviez | apercevrez | apercevriez | aperceviez | aperçussiez | ||
| ils | aperçoivent | apercevaient | apercevront | apercevraient | aperçoivent | aperçussent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai aperçu | avais aperçu | aurai aperçu | aurais aperçu | aie aperçu | eusse aperçu | ||
| tu | as aperçu | avais aperçu | auras aperçu | aurais aperçu | aies aperçu | eusses aperçu | ||
| il | a aperçu | avait aperçu | aura aperçu | aurait aperçu | ait aperçu | eût aperçu | ||
| nous | avons aperçu | avions aperçu | aurons aperçu | aurions aperçu | ayons aperçu | eussions aperçu | ||
| vous | avez aperçu | aviez aperçu | auaperz aperçu | auriez aperçu | ayez aperçu | eussiez aperçu | ||
| ils | ont aperçu | avaient aperçu | auront aperçu | auraient aperçu | aient aperçu | eussent aperçu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | aperçus | eus aperçu | (tu) | aperçois | Present | apercevant | ||
| tu | aperçus | eus aperçu | (nous) | apercevons | Past | aperçu | ||
| il | aperçut | eut aperçu | (vous) | apercevez | Perfect | ayant aperçu | ||
| nous | aperçûmes | eûmes aperçu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | aperçûtes | eûtes aperçu | (tu) | aie aperçu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | aperçurent | eurent aperçu | (nous) | ayons aperçu | avoir aperçu | |||
| (vous) | ayez aperçu | |||||||
Apercevoir is an irregular -ir verb.
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