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Conjugation of the French verb approcher

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

approcher is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
approcher	to approach

Present		Scored
j'approche	I approach
tu approches	you approach
il approche	he approaches
elle approche	she approaches
nous approchons	we approach
vous approchez	you approach
ils approchent	they approach
elles approchent	they approach

Imperfect		Scored
j'approchais	I was approaching
tu approchais	you were approaching
il approchait	he was approaching
elle approchait	she was approaching
nous approchions	we were approaching
vous approchiez	you were approaching
ils approchaient	they were approaching
elles approchaient	they were approaching

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'approchai	I approached
tu approchas	you approached
il approcha	he approached
elle approcha	she approached
nous approchâmes	we approached
vous approchâtes	you approached
ils approchèrent	they approached
elles approchèrent	they approached

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

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

Future		Scored
j'approcherai	I will approach
tu approcheras	you will approach
il approchera	he will approach
elle approchera	she will approach
nous approcherons	we will approach
vous approcherez	you will approach
ils approcheront	they will approach
elles approcheront	they will approach

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 approché	I will have approached
tu auras approché	you will have approached
il aura approché	he will have approached
elle aura approché	she will have approached
nous aurons approché	we will have approached
vous aurez approché	you will have approached
ils auront approché	they will have approached
elles auront approché	they will have approached

Conditional		Scored
j'approcherais	I would approach
tu approcherais	you would approach
il approcherait	he would approach
elle approcherait	she would approach
nous approcherions	we would approach
vous approcheriez	you would approach
ils approcheraient	they would approach
elles approcheraient	they would approach

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 approché	I would have approached
tu aurais approché	you would have approached
il aurait approché	he would have approached
elle aurait approché	she would have approached
nous aurions approché	we would have approached
vous auriez approché	you would have approached
ils auraient approché	they would have approached
elles auraient approché	they would have approached

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'approche	(... that) I approach
(... que) tu approches	(... that) you approach
(... que) il approche	(... that) he approaches
(... que) elle approche	(... that) she approaches
(... que) nous approchions	(... that) we approach
(... que) vous approchiez	(... that) you approach
(... que) ils approchent	(... that) they approach
(... que) elles approchent	(... that) they approach

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'approchasse	(... that) I was approaching
(... que) tu approchasses	(... that) you were approaching
(... que) il approchât	(... that) he was approaching
(... que) elle approchât	(... that) she was approaching
(... que) nous approchassions	(... that) we were approaching
(... que) vous approchassiez	(... that) you were approaching
(... que) ils approchassent	(... that) they were approaching
(... que) elles approchassent	(... that) they were approaching

Imperative		Scored
approche	Approach
approchons	Let's approach
approchez	Approach

Present Participle		Scored
approchant	approaching

Past Participle		Scored
approché	approached

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