The French for catch is the verb attraper

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French for catch is the regular ER verb attraper, fully conjugated here in all the main tenses that are used in modern French language.

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Se faire attraper means to done for.

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The 6 Simple Tenses of the conjugated verb attraper - French for catch

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Here you’ll learn the conjugations of attraper, which is French for catch.

• I catch.
• you caught.
• he will catch.
• we would catch.
• they may catch.

The Verb Conjugation Tables below for attraper, enable you to practise your French verb drills both by PRONOUN (vertically), and by TENSE (horizontally). Do both many times over.

VERB CONJUGATION TABLE attraper
Simple Tenses attraper
TENSE	je/j’	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
Present Présent catch	attrape	attrapes	attrape	attrapons	attrapez	attrapent
Past Imperfect Imparfait caught	attrapais	attrapais	attrapait	attrapions	attrapiez	attrapaient
Simple Past Passé Simple caught	attrapai	attrapas	attrapa	attrapâmes	attrapâtes	attrapèrent
Future Futur will catch	attraperai	attraperas	attrapera	attraperons	attraperez	attraperont
Conditional Conditionnel would catch	attraperais	attraperais	attraperait	attraperions	attraperiez	attraperaient
Subjunctive Subjonctif may catch	attrape	attrapes	attrape	attrapions	attrapiez	attrapent
Compound Tenses attraper
Present Perfect Passé Composé have caught	ai attrapé	as attrapé	a attrapé	avons attrapé	avez attrapé	ont attrapé
Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had caught	avais attrapé	avais attrapé	avait attrapé	avions attrapé	aviez attrapé	avaient attrapé
Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have caught	aurai attrapé	auras attrapé	aura attrapé	aurons attrapé	aurez attrapé	auront attrapé
Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have caught	aurais attrapé	aurais attrapé	aurait attrapé	aurions attrapé	auriez attrapé	auraient attrapé
Imperative Imperatif catch!		attrape		attrapons	attrapez

Present Indicative Tense conjugations of attraper the French for catch
présent de l’indicatif

j’attrape
- I catch
tu attrapes
- you catch - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on attrape
- he, she, it, one catches
nous attrapons
- we catch
vous attrapez
- you catch (formal or plural)
ils, elles attrapent
- they catch

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Imperfect Indicative Tense conjugations of attraper, the French for catch
imparfait de l’indicatif

j’attrapais
- I caught
- I was catching
tu attrapais
- you caught- (familiar or informal)
- you were catching
il, elle, on attrapait
- he, she, it, one caught
- he, she, it, one was catching
nous attrapions
- we caught
- we were catching
vous attrapiez
- you caught- (formal or plural)
- you were catching
ils, elles attrapaient
- they caught
- they were catching

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Simple Past or Past Definite Tense conjugations of attraper, the French for catch
passé simple

j’attrapai
- I caught
tu attrapas
- you caught- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on attrapa
- he, she, it, one caught
nous attrapâmes
- we caught
vous attrapâtes
- you caught- (formal or plural)
ils, elles attrapèrent
they caught
(The passé simple tense is mainly used in literature and books, and is rarely used in spoken French language).

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Future Tense conjugations of attraper, the French for catch
futur

j’attraperai
- I will catch
tu attraperas
- you will catch (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on attrapera
- he, she, it, one will catch
nous attraperons
- we will catch
vous attraperez
- you will catch (formal or plural)
ils, elles attraperont
- they will catch

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Conditional Tense conjugations of attraper, the French for catch
conditionnel

j’attraperais
- I would catch
tu attraperais
- you would catch (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on attraperait
- he, she, it, one would catch
nous attraperions
- we would catch
vous attraperiez
- you would catch (formal or plural)
ils, elles attraperaient
- they would catch

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Present Subjunctive Tense conjugations of attraper, the French for catch
présent de subjonctif

que j’attrape
- that I may catch
que tu attrapes
- that you may catch(familiar or informal)
qu’il, qu’elle, qu’on attrape
- that he, she, it, one may catch
que nous attrapions
- that we may catch
que vous attrapiez
- that you may catch(formal or plural)
qu’ils, qu’elles attrapent
- that they may catch

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The Four Compound Tenses of the French for verb attraper - the verb ‘to catch’ in French

Past Participle of attraper is:
attrapé -caught.

The past participle is very important as it forms the various compound tenses, four of which are used in modern French conversation and writing. Check out the tenses in the tables below.

• I have caught
• you had caught
• he will have caught
• we would have caught

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Compound Past, Present Perfect or Past Indefinite Tense conjugations of attraper - French for catch
passé composé

Here’s the French for catch conjugated with all the pronouns in the present perfect tense.
j’ai attrapé
- I have caught or I did catch or
- I caught
tu as attrapé
- you have caught or you did catch - (familiar or informal) or
- you caught
il, elle, on a attrapé
- he, she, it, one has catch or did catch
- he, she, it caught
nous avons attrapé
- we have caught or we did catch
- we caught
vous avez attrapé
- you have caught or you did catch (formal or plural) or
- or we caught
ils, elles ont attrapé
- they have caught or they did catch
- they caught

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Past Perfect Indicative or Pluperfect Tense conjugations of attraper - catch in French
plus-que-parfait de l’indicatif

Here’s the French for -catch conjugated with all the pronouns in the past perfect tense.
j’avais attrapé
- I had caught
tu avais attrapé
- you had caught- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on avait attrapé
- he, she, it, one had caught
nous avions attrapé
- we had caught
vous aviez attrapé
- you had caught (formal or plural)
ils, elles avaient attrapé
- they had caught

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Future Perfect or Future Anterior Tense conjugations of attraper, the French for catch
futur antérieur

j’aurai attrapé
- I will have caught
tu auras attrapé
- you will have caught- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aura attrapé
- he, she, it, one will have caught
nous aurons attrapé
- we will have caught
vous aurez attrapé
- you will have caught- (formal or plural)
ils, elles auront attrapé
- they will have caught

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Conditional Perfect Tense conjugations of attraper, the French for catch
conditionnel passé

j’aurais attrapé
- I would have caught
tu aurais attrapé
- you would have caught- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aurait attrapé
- he, she, it, one would have caught
nous aurions attrapé
- we would have caught
vous auriez attrapé
- you would have caught- (formal or plural)
ils, elles auraient attrapé
- they would have caught

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Imperative Tense conjugations of attraper, the French for catch
impératif

attrape
- catch!
attrapons
- let’s catch!
attrapez
- catch!

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Present Participle of attraper

attrapant - catching

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