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apercevoir

to catch sight of, to glimpse; (s'apercevoir) to notice, to realize

Irregular · 19 form tables

Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.

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Indicative

Present

apercevoir: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I catch sight of
tu	you catch sight of
il/elle/on	he/she catches sight of
nous	we catch sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) catch sight of
ils/elles	they catch sight of

Compound past

apercevoir: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I caught sight of; I have caught sight of
tu	you caught sight of; you have caught sight of
il/elle/on	he/she caught sight of; he/she has caught sight of
nous	we caught sight of; we have caught sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) caught sight of; you (plural/formal) have caught sight of
ils/elles	they caught sight of; they have caught sight of

Imperfect

apercevoir: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I used to catch sight of
tu	you used to catch sight of
il/elle/on	he/she used to catch sight of
nous	we used to catch sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) used to catch sight of
ils/elles	they used to catch sight of

Pluperfect

apercevoir: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I had caught sight of
tu	you had caught sight of
il/elle/on	he/she had caught sight of
nous	we had caught sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) had caught sight of
ils/elles	they had caught sight of

Future

apercevoir: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I will catch sight of
tu	you will catch sight of
il/elle/on	he/she will catch sight of
nous	we will catch sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) will catch sight of
ils/elles	they will catch sight of

Future perfect

apercevoir: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I will have caught sight of
tu	you will have caught sight of
il/elle/on	he/she will have caught sight of
nous	we will have caught sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) will have caught sight of
ils/elles	they will have caught sight of

Near future

apercevoir: Near future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I am going to catch sight of
tu	you are going to catch sight of
il/elle/on	he/she is going to catch sight of
nous	we are going to catch sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) are going to catch sight of
ils/elles	they are going to catch sight of

Recent past

apercevoir: Recent past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I have just caught sight of
tu	you have just caught sight of
il/elle/on	he/she has just caught sight of
nous	we have just caught sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) have just caught sight of
ils/elles	they have just caught sight of

Simple past (literary)

apercevoir: Simple past (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I caught sight of
tu	you caught sight of
il/elle/on	he/she caught sight of
nous	we caught sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) caught sight of
ils/elles	they caught sight of

Past anterior (literary)

apercevoir: Past anterior (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I had caught sight of
tu	you had caught sight of
il/elle/on	he/she had caught sight of
nous	we had caught sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) had caught sight of
ils/elles	they had caught sight of

Conditional

apercevoir: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I would catch sight of
tu	you would catch sight of
il/elle/on	he/she would catch sight of
nous	we would catch sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) would catch sight of
ils/elles	they would catch sight of

Past conditional

apercevoir: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I would have caught sight of
tu	you would have caught sight of
il/elle/on	he/she would have caught sight of
nous	we would have caught sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) would have caught sight of
ils/elles	they would have caught sight of

Past conditional, second form (literary)

apercevoir: Past conditional, second form (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I would have caught sight of
tu	you would have caught sight of
il/elle/on	he/she would have caught sight of
nous	we would have caught sight of
vous	you (plural/formal) would have caught sight of
ils/elles	they would have caught sight of

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

apercevoir: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I catch sight of
tu	(that) you catch sight of
il/elle/on	(that) he/she catches sight of
nous	(that) we catch sight of
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) catch sight of
ils/elles	(that) they catch sight of

Past subjunctive

apercevoir: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I have caught sight of
tu	(that) you have caught sight of
il/elle/on	(that) he/she has caught sight of
nous	(that) we have caught sight of
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) have caught sight of
ils/elles	(that) they have caught sight of

Imperfect subjunctive (literary)

apercevoir: Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I caught sight of
tu	(that) you caught sight of
il/elle/on	(that) he/she caught sight of
nous	(that) we caught sight of
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) caught sight of
ils/elles	(that) they caught sight of

Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)

apercevoir: Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I had caught sight of
tu	(that) you had caught sight of
il/elle/on	(that) he/she had caught sight of
nous	(that) we had caught sight of
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) had caught sight of
ils/elles	(that) they had caught sight of

Imperative

apercevoir: Imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
tu	catch sight of!
nous	let's catch sight of!
vous	catch sight of! (plural/formal)

Past imperative

apercevoir: Past imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
tu	have caught sight of by then!
nous	let's have caught sight of by then!
vous	have caught sight of by then! (plural/formal)

Additional forms

Gerund
Present participle
Past participle: / / /
Past infinitive
Perfect participle

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