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Conjugation of the French verb approuver

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

approuver is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
approuver	to approve

Present		Scored
j'approuve	I approve
tu approuves	you approve
il approuve	he approves
elle approuve	she approves
nous approuvons	we approve
vous approuvez	you approve
ils approuvent	they approve
elles approuvent	they approve

Imperfect		Scored
j'approuvais	I was approving
tu approuvais	you were approving
il approuvait	he was approving
elle approuvait	she was approving
nous approuvions	we were approving
vous approuviez	you were approving
ils approuvaient	they were approving
elles approuvaient	they were approving

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'approuvai	I approved
tu approuvas	you approved
il approuva	he approved
elle approuva	she approved
nous approuvâmes	we approved
vous approuvâtes	you approved
ils approuvèrent	they approved
elles approuvèrent	they approved

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

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

Future		Scored
j'approuverai	I will approve
tu approuveras	you will approve
il approuvera	he will approve
elle approuvera	she will approve
nous approuverons	we will approve
vous approuverez	you will approve
ils approuveront	they will approve
elles approuveront	they will approve

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

Conditional		Scored
j'approuverais	I would approve
tu approuverais	you would approve
il approuverait	he would approve
elle approuverait	she would approve
nous approuverions	we would approve
vous approuveriez	you would approve
ils approuveraient	they would approve
elles approuveraient	they would approve

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'approuve	(... that) I approve
(... que) tu approuves	(... that) you approve
(... que) il approuve	(... that) he approves
(... que) elle approuve	(... that) she approves
(... que) nous approuvions	(... that) we approve
(... que) vous approuviez	(... that) you approve
(... que) ils approuvent	(... that) they approve
(... que) elles approuvent	(... that) they approve

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'approuvasse	(... that) I was approving
(... que) tu approuvasses	(... that) you were approving
(... que) il approuvât	(... that) he was approving
(... que) elle approuvât	(... that) she was approving
(... que) nous approuvassions	(... that) we were approving
(... que) vous approuvassiez	(... that) you were approving
(... que) ils approuvassent	(... that) they were approving
(... que) elles approuvassent	(... that) they were approving

Imperative		Scored
approuve	Approve
approuvons	Let's approve
approuvez	Approve

Present Participle		Scored
approuvant	approving

Past Participle		Scored
approuvé	approved

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Irregular conjugation

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