French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | approprie | appropriais | approprierai | approprierais | approprie | appropriasse | ||
| tu | appropries | appropriais | approprieras | approprierais | appropries | appropriasses | ||
| il | approprie | appropriait | appropriera | approprierait | approprie | appropriât | ||
| nous | approprions | appropriions | approprierons | approprierions | appropriions | appropriassions | ||
| vous | appropriez | appropriiez | approprierez | approprieriez | appropriiez | appropriassiez | ||
| ils | approprient | appropriaient | approprieront | approprieraient | approprient | appropriassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai approprié | avais approprié | aurai approprié | aurais approprié | aie approprié | eusse approprié | ||
| tu | as approprié | avais approprié | auras approprié | aurais approprié | aies approprié | eusses approprié | ||
| il | a approprié | avait approprié | aura approprié | aurait approprié | ait approprié | eût approprié | ||
| nous | avons approprié | avions approprié | aurons approprié | aurions approprié | ayons approprié | eussions approprié | ||
| vous | avez approprié | aviez approprié | aurez approprié | auriez approprié | ayez approprié | eussiez approprié | ||
| ils | ont approprié | avaient approprié | auront approprié | auraient approprié | aient approprié | eussent approprié | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | appropriai | eus approprié | (tu) | approprie | Present | appropriant | ||
| tu | approprias | eus approprié | (nous) | approprions | Past | approprié | ||
| il | appropria | eut approprié | (vous) | appropriez | Perfect | ayant approprié | ||
| nous | appropriâmes | eûmes approprié | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | appropriâtes | eûtes approprié | (tu) | aie approprié | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | approprièrent | eurent approprié | (nous) | ayons approprié | avoir approprié | |||
| (vous) | ayez approprié | |||||||
Approprier is a regular -er verb (although it is slightly weird).




The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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