Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Introduction to the verb affaler
The English translation of the French verb affaler is “to lower” or “to let down”. It is pronounced ah-fah-leh.
The word affaler is derived from the Old French word “affaler”, meaning “to falter” or “to collapse”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a potential or hypothetical action that is dependent on a certain condition.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si je pouvais, j’affalerais les voiles pour faire une pause. (If I could, I would lower the sails to take a break.)
- Nous affalerions les rideaux pour avoir plus de lumière. (We would let down the curtains to have more light.)
- Vous affaleriez la corde pour que je puisse monter plus facilement. (You would lower the rope so that I can climb more easily.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of affaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affalerais | Je m’affalerais sur le canapé. | I would collapse on the couch. |
tu | affalerais | Tu t’affalerais après le sport. | You would collapse after sports. |
il | affalerait | Il affalerait les voiles. | He would lower the sails. |
elle | affalerait | Elle s’affalerait dans son lit. | She would collapse in her bed. |
on | affalerait | On s’affalerait devant la télé. | One would collapse in front of the TV. |
nous | affalerions | Nous nous affalerions à la plage. | We would collapse at the beach. |
vous | affaleriez | Vous vous affaleriez sur le sol. | You would collapse on the ground. |
ils | affaleraient | Ils s’affaleraient sur le canapé. | They would collapse on the couch. |
elles | affaleraient | Elles s’affaleraient de fatigue. | They would collapse from fatigue. |
Other Conjugations for Affaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
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Affaler – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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