French reference
s'approcher
to approach
Regular · 18 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 approach |
| tu | you approach |
| il/elle/on | he/she approaches |
| nous | we approach |
| vous | you (plural/formal) approach |
| ils/elles | they approach |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I approached; I have approached |
| tu | you approached; you have approached |
| il/elle/on | he/she approached; he/she has approached |
| nous | we approached; we have approached |
| vous | you (plural/formal) approached; you (plural/formal) have approached |
| ils/elles | they approached; they have approached |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to approach |
| tu | you used to approach |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to approach |
| nous | we used to approach |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to approach |
| ils/elles | they used to approach |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had approached |
| tu | you had approached |
| il/elle/on | he/she had approached |
| nous | we had approached |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had approached |
| ils/elles | they had approached |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will approach |
| tu | you will approach |
| il/elle/on | he/she will approach |
| nous | we will approach |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will approach |
| ils/elles | they will approach |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have approached |
| tu | you will have approached |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have approached |
| nous | we will have approached |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have approached |
| ils/elles | they will have approached |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to approach |
| tu | you are going to approach |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to approach |
| nous | we are going to approach |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to approach |
| ils/elles | they are going to approach |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just approached |
| tu | you have just approached |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just approached |
| nous | we have just approached |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just approached |
| ils/elles | they have just approached |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I approached |
| tu | you approached |
| il/elle/on | he/she approached |
| nous | we approached |
| vous | you (plural/formal) approached |
| ils/elles | they approached |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had approached |
| tu | you had approached |
| il/elle/on | he/she had approached |
| nous | we had approached |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had approached |
| ils/elles | they had approached |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would approach |
| tu | you would approach |
| il/elle/on | he/she would approach |
| nous | we would approach |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would approach |
| ils/elles | they would approach |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have approached |
| tu | you would have approached |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have approached |
| nous | we would have approached |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have approached |
| ils/elles | they would have approached |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have approached |
| tu | you would have approached |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have approached |
| nous | we would have approached |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have approached |
| ils/elles | they would have approached |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I approach |
| tu | (that) you approach |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she approaches |
| nous | (that) we approach |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) approach |
| ils/elles | (that) they approach |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have approached |
| tu | (that) you have approached |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has approached |
| nous | (that) we have approached |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have approached |
| ils/elles | (that) they have approached |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I approached |
| tu | (that) you approached |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she approached |
| nous | (that) we approached |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) approached |
| ils/elles | (that) they approached |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had approached |
| tu | (that) you had approached |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had approached |
| nous | (that) we had approached |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had approached |
| ils/elles | (that) they had approached |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | approach! |
| nous | let's approach! |
| vous | approach! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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