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Conjugation of the French verb appréhender

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb appréhender, along with their English translations.

appréhender is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
appréhender	to apprehend

Present		Scored
j'appréhende	I apprehend
tu appréhendes	you apprehend
il appréhende	he apprehends
elle appréhende	she apprehends
nous appréhendons	we apprehend
vous appréhendez	you apprehend
ils appréhendent	they apprehend
elles appréhendent	they apprehend

Imperfect		Scored
j'appréhendais	I was apprehending
tu appréhendais	you were apprehending
il appréhendait	he was apprehending
elle appréhendait	she was apprehending
nous appréhendions	we were apprehending
vous appréhendiez	you were apprehending
ils appréhendaient	they were apprehending
elles appréhendaient	they were apprehending

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
j'appréhendai	I apprehended
tu appréhendas	you apprehended
il appréhenda	he apprehended
elle appréhenda	she apprehended
nous appréhendâmes	we apprehended
vous appréhendâtes	you apprehended
ils appréhendèrent	they apprehended
elles appréhendèrent	they apprehended

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai appréhendé	I have apprehended
tu as appréhendé	you have apprehended
il a appréhendé	he has apprehended
elle a appréhendé	she has apprehended
nous avons appréhendé	we have apprehended
vous avez appréhendé	you have apprehended
ils ont appréhendé	they have apprehended
elles ont appréhendé	they have apprehended

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais appréhendé	I had apprehended
tu avais appréhendé	you had apprehended
il avait appréhendé	he had apprehended
elle avait appréhendé	she had apprehended
nous avions appréhendé	we had apprehended
vous aviez appréhendé	you had apprehended
ils avaient appréhendé	they had apprehended
elles avaient appréhendé	they had apprehended

Future		Scored
j'appréhenderai	I will apprehend
tu appréhenderas	you will apprehend
il appréhendera	he will apprehend
elle appréhendera	she will apprehend
nous appréhenderons	we will apprehend
vous appréhenderez	you will apprehend
ils appréhenderont	they will apprehend
elles appréhenderont	they will apprehend

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai appréhendé	I will have apprehended
tu auras appréhendé	you will have apprehended
il aura appréhendé	he will have apprehended
elle aura appréhendé	she will have apprehended
nous aurons appréhendé	we will have apprehended
vous aurez appréhendé	you will have apprehended
ils auront appréhendé	they will have apprehended
elles auront appréhendé	they will have apprehended

Conditional		Scored
j'appréhenderais	I would apprehend
tu appréhenderais	you would apprehend
il appréhenderait	he would apprehend
elle appréhenderait	she would apprehend
nous appréhenderions	we would apprehend
vous appréhenderiez	you would apprehend
ils appréhenderaient	they would apprehend
elles appréhenderaient	they would apprehend

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais appréhendé	I would have apprehended
tu aurais appréhendé	you would have apprehended
il aurait appréhendé	he would have apprehended
elle aurait appréhendé	she would have apprehended
nous aurions appréhendé	we would have apprehended
vous auriez appréhendé	you would have apprehended
ils auraient appréhendé	they would have apprehended
elles auraient appréhendé	they would have apprehended

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'appréhende	(... that) I apprehend
(... que) tu appréhendes	(... that) you apprehend
(... que) il appréhende	(... that) he apprehends
(... que) elle appréhende	(... that) she apprehends
(... que) nous appréhendions	(... that) we apprehend
(... que) vous appréhendiez	(... that) you apprehend
(... que) ils appréhendent	(... that) they apprehend
(... que) elles appréhendent	(... that) they apprehend

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'appréhendasse	(... that) I was apprehending
(... que) tu appréhendasses	(... that) you were apprehending
(... que) il appréhendât	(... that) he was apprehending
(... que) elle appréhendât	(... that) she was apprehending
(... que) nous appréhendassions	(... that) we were apprehending
(... que) vous appréhendassiez	(... that) you were apprehending
(... que) ils appréhendassent	(... that) they were apprehending
(... que) elles appréhendassent	(... that) they were apprehending

Imperative		Scored
appréhende	Apprehend
appréhendons	Let's apprehend
appréhendez	Apprehend

Present Participle		Scored
appréhendant	apprehending

Past Participle		Scored
appréhendé	apprehended

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