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