French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | approche | approchais | approcherai | approcherais | approche | approchasse | ||
| tu | approches | approchais | approcheras | approcherais | approches | approchasses | ||
| il | approche | approchait | approchera | approcherait | approche | approchât | ||
| nous | approchons | approchions | approcherons | approcherions | approchions | approchassions | ||
| vous | approchez | approchiez | approcherez | approcheriez | approchiez | approchassiez | ||
| ils | approchent | approchaient | approcheront | approcheraient | approchent | approchassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai approché | avais approché | aurai approché | aurais approché | aie approché | eusse approché | ||
| tu | as approché | avais approché | auras approché | aurais approché | aies approché | eusses approché | ||
| il | a approché | avait approché | aura approché | aurait approché | ait approché | eût approché | ||
| nous | avons approché | avions approché | aurons approché | aurions approché | ayons approché | eussions approché | ||
| vous | avez approché | aviez approché | aurez approché | auriez approché | ayez approché | eussiez approché | ||
| ils | ont approché | avaient approché | auront approché | auraient approché | aient approché | eussent approché | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | approchai | eus approché | (tu) | approche | Present | approchant | ||
| tu | approchas | eus approché | (nous) | approchons | Past | approché | ||
| il | approcha | eut approché | (vous) | approchez | Perfect | ayant approché | ||
| nous | approchâmes | eûmes approché | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | approchâtes | eûtes approché | (tu) | aie approché | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | approchèrent | eurent approché | (nous) | ayons approché | avoir approché | |||
| (vous) | ayez approché | |||||||
Approcher is a regular -er verb.




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