French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | apparais | apparaissais | apparaîtrai | apparaîtrais | apparaisse | apparusse | ||
| tu | apparais | apparaissais | apparaîtras | apparaîtrais | apparaisses | apparusses | ||
| il | apparaît | apparaissait | apparaîtra | apparaîtrait | apparaisse | apparût | ||
| nous | apparaissons | apparaissions | apparaîtrons | apparaîtrions | apparaissions | apparussions | ||
| vous | apparaissez | apparaissiez | apparaîtrez | apparaîtriez | apparaissiez | apparussiez | ||
| ils | apparaissent | apparaissaient | apparaîtront | apparaîtraient | apparaissent | apparussent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai apparu | avais apparu | aurai apparu | aurais apparu | aie apparu | eusse apparu | ||
| tu | as apparu | avais apparu | auras apparu | aurais apparu | aies apparu | eusses apparu | ||
| il | a apparu | avait apparu | aura apparu | aurait apparu | ait apparu | eût apparu | ||
| nous | avons apparu | avions apparu | aurons apparu | aurions apparu | ayons apparu | eussions apparu | ||
| vous | avez apparu | aviez apparu | aurez apparu | auriez apparu | ayez apparu | eussiez apparu | ||
| ils | ont apparu | avaient apparu | auront apparu | auraient apparu | aient apparu | eussent apparu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | apparus | eus apparu | (tu) | apparais | Present | apparaissant | ||
| tu | apparus | eus apparu | (nous) | apparaissons | Past | apparu | ||
| il | apparut | eut apparu | (vous) | apparaissez | Perfect | ayant apparu | ||
| nous | apparûmes | eûmes apparu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | apparûtes | eûtes apparu | (tu) | aie apparu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | apparurent | eurent apparu | (nous) | ayons apparu | avoir apparu | |||
| (vous) | ayez apparu | |||||||
Apparaître is an irregular -re verb.


The Subjunctivisor is an interactive tool that will advise you on whether to use the subjunctive or indicative with more than 275 French verbs, expressions, and conjunctions.
Knowing whether to use the passé composé or imparfait is particularly difficult when translating certain verbs into French. Very broadly speaking, the imperfect is equivalent to was/were + ___ing, but some English verbs are not often used in this form. So when translating was, had, and liked into French, you have to think about the meaning in order to decide which tense to use.
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