Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Introduction to the verb affûter
The English translation of the French verb affûter is “to sharpen”. It is pronounced ah-few-tay.
The language origin of affûter is from the Old French word “afuter”, which came from the Latin word “adfectare” meaning “to sharpen”.
In everyday French, affûter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already happened. It is typically used in formal or literary language.
1) Il faut que j’aie affûté mon couteau pour couper ces légumes. – It is necessary that I have sharpened my knife to cut these vegetables.
2) Je doute qu’il ait affûté ses compétences pour ce travail. – I doubt that he has sharpened his skills for this job.
3) Il est possible qu’ils aient affûté leur stratégie avant la réunion. – It is possible that they have sharpened their strategy before the meeting.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of affûter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie affûté | Je ne pense pas que j’aie affûté. | I don’t think I sharpened. |
tu | aies affûté | Il faut que tu aies affûté. | You must have sharpened. |
il | ait affûté | Il est possible qu’il ait affûté. | It’s possible he sharpened. |
elle | ait affûté | Elle préfère qu’elle ait affûté. | She prefers she sharpened. |
on | ait affûté | On veut qu’on ait affûté. | We want it to have been sharpened. |
nous | ayons affûté | Il est important que nous ayons affûté. | It’s important that we sharpened. |
vous | ayez affûté | Il est nécessaire que vous ayez affûté. | It’s necessary that you sharpened. |
ils | aient affûté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient affûté. | They doubt they sharpened. |
elles | aient affûté | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient affûté. | They hope they sharpened. |
Other Conjugations for Affûter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
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Affûter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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