Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Introduction to the verb affoler
The English translation of the French verb affoler is “to panic” or “to drive crazy.” It is pronounced as “ah-foh-lay” in the infinitive form.
The word affoler comes from the Latin word “ad” meaning “to” and “folia” meaning “leaves,” which was used to describe the action of making leaves fly around. In French, it evolved to mean “to put into disorder” or “to stir up.”
In everyday French, affoler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to indicate an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how affoler is used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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Ils avaient affolé la foule avant de prendre la fuite. (They had panicked the crowd before fleeing.)
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Elle s’était affolée en voyant le serpent dans son jardin. (She had panicked upon seeing the snake in her garden.)
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Tu avais affolé toute la classe avec cette blague. (You had driven the whole class crazy with that joke.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of affoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus affolé | I had panicked |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus affolé | You had panicked |
il | il eut | Il eut affolé | He had panicked |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut affolé | She had panicked |
on | on eut | On eut affolé | One had panicked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes affolé | We had panicked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes affolé | You had panicked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent affolé | They had panicked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent affolé | They had panicked |
Other Conjugations for Affoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
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Affoler – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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