Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Introduction to the verb affleurer
The English translation of the French verb “affleurer” is “to skim” or “to brush against.” The infinitive form “affleurer” is pronounced as ah-fluh-rey.
The verb “affleurer” comes from the Old French word “fleurer,” meaning “to flower” or “to bloom.” The prefix “af-” denotes the action of touching or being close to something. In everyday French, “affleurer” is often used in the Passé Simple tense, which is the literary or formal past tense.
Here are three examples of “affleurer” in the Passé Simple tense with their English translations:
- Les larmes affleurèrent à ses yeux.
(Tears welled up in her eyes.) - Un sourire triste affleura sur son visage.
(A sad smile came to her face.) - Le bateau affleura le rivage avant de repartir.
(The boat brushed against the shore before leaving.)
In these examples, “affleurer” is used to express the action of something coming close to or touching something else. The Passé Simple tense emphasizes these actions as completed events in the past.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of affleurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | affleurai | J’affleurai le sol. | I skimmed the ground. |
Tu | affleuras | Tu affleuras la surface. | You skimmed the surface. |
Il | affleura | Il affleura la peau. | He skimmed the skin. |
Elle | affleura | Elle affleura la surface de l’eau. | She skimmed the water’s surface. |
On | affleura | On affleura le bord du précipice. | One skimmed the edge of the precipice. |
Nous | affleurâmes | Nous affleurâmes la table. | We skimmed the table. |
Vous | affleurâtes | Vous affleurâtes le mur. | You skimmed the wall. |
Ils | affleurèrent | Ils affleurèrent le sol. | They skimmed the ground. |
Elles | affleurèrent | Elles affleurèrent la surface. | They (feminine) skimmed the surface. |
Other Conjugations for Affleurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
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Affleurer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
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