APPARTENIR (TO BELONG)

GROUP 3 IRREGULAR VERB

NIVEAUX
A1 - niveau découverte (beginner)
A2 - niveau usuel (elementary)
B1 - niveau seuil (intermediate)
B2 - niveau indépendant (upper intermediate)

NOTES SUR LES PRONOMS SUJETS

tu - you (informal, used for people you know or with children)
vous - you (more formal, or for more than one person)
on - here we illustrate on as the informal/conversational 'we' but depending on context it can be
translated in other ways, for example 'one', 'you', 'they', 'everyone', 'someone' and 'people'.
ils - they (used to replace masculine nouns or mixed masculine and feminine nouns)
elles - they (used to replace feminine nouns)

NOTES SUR LES TEMPS

Refer to the course outline page to explore the individual tenses in more detail.

For example, lesson 23 is very useful for comparing the passé composé to the imparfait, and
lesson 10 gives you information on how to express the 'continuous' in French.

PRÉSENT
j'appartiens - I belong, I am belonging
tu appartiens - you belong, you are belonging
il appartient - he belongs, he is belonging
elle appartient - she belongs, she is belonging
on appartient - we belong, we are belonging
nous appartenons - we belong, we are belonging
vous appartenez - you belong, you are belonging
ils appartiennent - they belong, they are belonging
elles appartiennent - they belong, they are belonging

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PASSÉ COMPOSÉ
j'ai appartenu - I belonged, I have belonged, I did belong
tu as appartenu - you belonged, you have belonged, you did belong
il a appartenu - he belonged, he has belonged, he did belong
elle a appartenu - she belonged, she has belonged, she did belong
on a appartenu - we belonged, we have belonged, we did belong
nous avons appartenu - we belonged, we have belonged, we did belong
vous avez appartenu - you belonged, you have belonged, you did belong
ils ont appartenu - they belonged, they have belonged, they did belong
elles ont appartenu - they belonged, they have belonged, they did belong

FUTUR SIMPLE
j'appartiendrai - I will belong
tu appartiendras - you will belong
il appartiendra - he will belong
elle appartiendra - she will belong
on appartiendra - we will belong
nous appartiendrons - we will belong
vous appartiendrez - you will belong
ils appartiendront - they will belong
elles appartiendront - they will belong

IMPARFAIT
j'appartenais - I was belonging, I used to belong, I belonged
tu appartenais - you were belonging, you used to belong, you belonged
il appartenait - he was belonging, he used to belong, he belonged
elle appartenait - she was belonging, she used to belong, she belonged
on appartenait - we were belonging, we used to belong, we belonged
nous appartenions - we were belonging, we used to belong, we belonged
vous apparteniez - you were belonging, you used to belong, you belonged
ils appartenaient - they were belonging, they used to belong, they belonged
elles appartenaient - they were belonging, they used to belong, they belonged

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CONDITIONNEL PRÉSENT
j'appartiendrais - I would belong
tu appartiendrais - you would belong
il appartiendrait - he would belong
elle appartiendrait - she would belong
on appartiendrait - we would belong
nous appartiendrions - we would belong
vous appartiendriez - you would belong
ils appartiendraient - they would belong
elles appartiendraient - they would belong

PLUS-QUE-PARFAIT
j'avais appartenu - I had belonged
tu avais appartenu - you had belonged
il avait appartenu - he had belonged
elle avait appartenu - she had belonged
on avait appartenu - we had belonged
nous avions appartenu - we had belonged
vous aviez appartenu - you had belonged
ils avaient appartenu - they had belonged
elles avaient appartenu - they had belonged

FUTUR ANTÉRIEUR
j'aurai appartenu - I will have belonged
tu auras appartenu - you will have belonged
il aura appartenu - he will have belonged
elle aura appartenu - she will have belonged
on aura appartenu - we will have belonged
nous aurons appartenu - we will have belonged
vous aurez appartenu - you will have belonged
ils auront appartenu - they will have belonged
elles auront appartenu - they will have belonged

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CONDITIONNEL PASSÉ
j'aurais appartenu - I would have belonged
tu aurais appartenu - you would have belonged
il aurait appartenu - he would have belonged
elle aurait appartenu - she would have belonged
on aurait appartenu - we would have belonged
nous aurions appartenu - we would have belonged
vous auriez appartenu - you would have belonged
ils auraient appartenu - they would have belonged
elles auraient appartenu - they would have belonged

SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT
que j'appartienne - that I belong
que tu appartiennes - that you belong
qu'il appartienne - that he belongs
qu'elle appartienne - that she belongs
qu'on appartienne - that we belong
que nous appartenions - that we belong
que vous apparteniez - that you belong
qu'ils appartiennent - that they belong
qu'elles appartiennent - that they belong

SUBJONCTIF PASSÉ
que j'aie appartenu - that I belonged
que tu aies appartenu - that you belonged
qu'il ait appartenu - that he belonged
qu'elle ait appartenu - that she belonged
qu'on ait appartenu - that we belonged
que nous ayons appartenu - that we belonged
que vous ayez appartenu - that you belonged
qu'ils aient appartenu - that they belonged
qu'elles aient appartenu - that they belonged

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IMPÉRATIF PRÉSENT
appartiens - belong
appartenons - let us belong
appartenez - belong

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