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Conjugation of the French verb approfondir

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

approfondir is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
approfondir	to deepen

Present		Scored
j'approfondis	I deepen
tu approfondis	you deepen
il approfondit	he deepens
elle approfondit	she deepens
nous approfondissons	we deepen
vous approfondissez	you deepen
ils approfondissent	they deepen
elles approfondissent	they deepen

Imperfect		Scored
j'approfondissais	I was deepening
tu approfondissais	you were deepening
il approfondissait	he was deepening
elle approfondissait	she was deepening
nous approfondissions	we were deepening
vous approfondissiez	you were deepening
ils approfondissaient	they were deepening
elles approfondissaient	they were deepening

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'approfondis	I deepened
tu approfondis	you deepened
il approfondit	he deepened
elle approfondit	she deepened
nous approfondîmes	we deepened
vous approfondîtes	you deepened
ils approfondirent	they deepened
elles approfondirent	they deepened

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

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

Future		Scored
j'approfondirai	I will deepen
tu approfondiras	you will deepen
il approfondira	he will deepen
elle approfondira	she will deepen
nous approfondirons	we will deepen
vous approfondirez	you will deepen
ils approfondiront	they will deepen
elles approfondiront	they will deepen

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

Conditional		Scored
j'approfondirais	I would deepen
tu approfondirais	you would deepen
il approfondirait	he would deepen
elle approfondirait	she would deepen
nous approfondirions	we would deepen
vous approfondiriez	you would deepen
ils approfondiraient	they would deepen
elles approfondiraient	they would deepen

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'approfondisse	(... that) I deepen
(... que) tu approfondisses	(... that) you deepen
(... que) il approfondisse	(... that) he deepens
(... que) elle approfondisse	(... that) she deepens
(... que) nous approfondissions	(... that) we deepen
(... que) vous approfondissiez	(... that) you deepen
(... que) ils approfondissent	(... that) they deepen
(... que) elles approfondissent	(... that) they deepen

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'approfondisse	(... that) I was deepening
(... que) tu approfondisses	(... that) you were deepening
(... que) il approfondît	(... that) he was deepening
(... que) elle approfondît	(... that) she was deepening
(... que) nous approfondissions	(... that) we were deepening
(... que) vous approfondissiez	(... that) you were deepening
(... que) ils approfondissent	(... that) they were deepening
(... que) elles approfondissent	(... that) they were deepening

Imperative		Scored
approfondis	Deepen
approfondissons	Let's deepen
approfondissez	Deepen

Present Participle		Scored
approfondissant	deepening

Past Participle		Scored
approfondi	deepened

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