French reference
apparaître
to appear; to seem, become apparent
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
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I appear |
| tu | you appear |
| il/elle/on | he/she appears |
| nous | we appear |
| vous | you (plural/formal) appear |
| ils/elles | they appear |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I appeared; I have appeared |
| tu | you appeared; you have appeared |
| il/elle/on | he/she appeared; he/she has appeared |
| nous | we appeared; we have appeared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) appeared; you (plural/formal) have appeared |
| ils/elles | they appeared; they have appeared |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to appear |
| tu | you used to appear |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to appear |
| nous | we used to appear |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to appear |
| ils/elles | they used to appear |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had appeared |
| tu | you had appeared |
| il/elle/on | he/she had appeared |
| nous | we had appeared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had appeared |
| ils/elles | they had appeared |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will appear |
| tu | you will appear |
| il/elle/on | he/she will appear |
| nous | we will appear |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will appear |
| ils/elles | they will appear |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have appeared |
| tu | you will have appeared |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have appeared |
| nous | we will have appeared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have appeared |
| ils/elles | they will have appeared |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to appear |
| tu | you are going to appear |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to appear |
| nous | we are going to appear |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to appear |
| ils/elles | they are going to appear |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just appeared |
| tu | you have just appeared |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just appeared |
| nous | we have just appeared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just appeared |
| ils/elles | they have just appeared |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I appeared |
| tu | you appeared |
| il/elle/on | he/she appeared |
| nous | we appeared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) appeared |
| ils/elles | they appeared |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had appeared |
| tu | you had appeared |
| il/elle/on | he/she had appeared |
| nous | we had appeared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had appeared |
| ils/elles | they had appeared |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would appear |
| tu | you would appear |
| il/elle/on | he/she would appear |
| nous | we would appear |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would appear |
| ils/elles | they would appear |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have appeared |
| tu | you would have appeared |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have appeared |
| nous | we would have appeared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have appeared |
| ils/elles | they would have appeared |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have appeared |
| tu | you would have appeared |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have appeared |
| nous | we would have appeared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have appeared |
| ils/elles | they would have appeared |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I appear |
| tu | (that) you appear |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she appears |
| nous | (that) we appear |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) appear |
| ils/elles | (that) they appear |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have appeared |
| tu | (that) you have appeared |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has appeared |
| nous | (that) we have appeared |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have appeared |
| ils/elles | (that) they have appeared |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I appeared |
| tu | (that) you appeared |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she appeared |
| nous | (that) we appeared |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) appeared |
| ils/elles | (that) they appeared |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had appeared |
| tu | (that) you had appeared |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had appeared |
| nous | (that) we had appeared |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had appeared |
| ils/elles | (that) they had appeared |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | appear! |
| nous | let's appear! |
| vous | appear! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have appeared by then! |
| nous | let's have appeared by then! |
| vous | have appeared by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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