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.



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