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Conjugation of the French verb attraper

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

attraper is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
attraper	to catch

Present		Scored
j'attrape	I catch
tu attrapes	you catch
il attrape	he catches
elle attrape	she catches
nous attrapons	we catch
vous attrapez	you catch
ils attrapent	they catch
elles attrapent	they catch

Imperfect		Scored
j'attrapais	I was catching
tu attrapais	you were catching
il attrapait	he was catching
elle attrapait	she was catching
nous attrapions	we were catching
vous attrapiez	you were catching
ils attrapaient	they were catching
elles attrapaient	they were catching

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'attrapai	I caught
tu attrapas	you caught
il attrapa	he caught
elle attrapa	she caught
nous attrapâmes	we caught
vous attrapâtes	you caught
ils attrapèrent	they caught
elles attrapèrent	they caught

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

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

Future		Scored
j'attraperai	I will catch
tu attraperas	you will catch
il attrapera	he will catch
elle attrapera	she will catch
nous attraperons	we will catch
vous attraperez	you will catch
ils attraperont	they will catch
elles attraperont	they will catch

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

Conditional		Scored
j'attraperais	I would catch
tu attraperais	you would catch
il attraperait	he would catch
elle attraperait	she would catch
nous attraperions	we would catch
vous attraperiez	you would catch
ils attraperaient	they would catch
elles attraperaient	they would catch

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'attrape	(... that) I catch
(... que) tu attrapes	(... that) you catch
(... que) il attrape	(... that) he catches
(... que) elle attrape	(... that) she catches
(... que) nous attrapions	(... that) we catch
(... que) vous attrapiez	(... that) you catch
(... que) ils attrapent	(... that) they catch
(... que) elles attrapent	(... that) they catch

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'attrapasse	(... that) I was catching
(... que) tu attrapasses	(... that) you were catching
(... que) il attrapât	(... that) he was catching
(... que) elle attrapât	(... that) she was catching
(... que) nous attrapassions	(... that) we were catching
(... que) vous attrapassiez	(... that) you were catching
(... que) ils attrapassent	(... that) they were catching
(... que) elles attrapassent	(... that) they were catching

Imperative		Scored
attrape	Catch
attrapons	Let's catch
attrapez	Catch

Present Participle		Scored
attrapant	catching

Past Participle		Scored
attrapé	caught

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