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approcher: Conjugation

The approcher conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb approcher according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of approcher, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of approcher at the end of this page.

Present	Perfect
j' approche tu approches il/elle approche nous approchons vous approchez ils/elles approchent Pronounce these verb forms	j' ai approché tu as approché il/elle a approché nous avons approché vous avez approché ils/elles ont approché Pronounce these verb forms
Imperfect	Pluperfect
j' approchais tu approchais il/elle approchait nous approchions vous approchiez ils/elles approchaient Pronounce these verb forms	j' avais approché tu avais approché il/elle avait approché nous avions approché vous aviez approché ils/elles avaient approché Pronounce these verb forms
Future	Future-perfect
j' approcherai tu approcheras il/elle approchera nous approcherons vous approcherez ils/elles approcheront Pronounce these verb forms	j' aurai approché tu auras approché il/elle aura approché nous aurons approché vous aurez approché ils/elles auront approché Pronounce these verb forms
Conditional	Conditional perfect
j' approcherais tu approcherais il/elle approcherait nous approcherions vous approcheriez ils/elles approcheraient Pronounce these verb forms	j' aurais approché tu aurais approché il/elle aurait approché nous aurions approché vous auriez approché ils/elles auraient approché Pronounce these verb forms
Present subjunctive	Perfect subjunctive
j' approche tu approches il/elle approche nous approchions vous approchiez ils/elles approchent Pronounce these verb forms	j' aie approché tu aies approché il/elle ait approché nous ayons approché vous ayez approché ils/elles aient approché Pronounce these verb forms
Past historic	Past anterior
j' approchai tu approchas il/elle approcha nous approchâmes vous approchâtes ils/elles approchèrent Pronounce these verb forms	j' eus approché tu eus approché il/elle eut approché nous eûmes approché vous eûtes approché ils/elles eurent approché Pronounce these verb forms

This verb follows the so-called regular -er verb pattern, the pattern followed by vast majority of verbs of the language, and by practically all new verbs entering the language.

The regular -er pattern has the following defining features:

• No characteristic consonant (contrast, for example, with verbs following the finir or dormir patterns, which have a characteristic -ss- and -m- in all forms but the present tense singular);
• No vowel change in the stem, other than where necessary to respect general patterns of French phonology (e.g. see préférer)²;
• Past participle in -é¹.

1. Outside the regular -er paradigm, only aller, être and naître have past participles ending in -é.
2. Many other verb patterns, except verbs of the finir type plus a few other patterns, have an irregular vowel change, e.g. boire > je bois vs nous buvons. See the grammar section on irregular verb patterns in French for a list of the different vowel changes.