Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Introduction to the verb affriter
The English translation of the French verb affriter is “to charter.” It is pronounced “ah-freet-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word affriter comes from the Latin word “adfrictare,” meaning “to rub against.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that occurred before another past action.
Examples:
- Nous avions affrété un bateau pour traverser la mer. (We had chartered a boat to cross the sea.)
- J’avais affrété un avion pour assister au mariage de mon frère. (I had chartered a plane to attend my brother’s wedding.)
- Ils avaient affrété un autobus pour emmener les enfants en excursion. (They had chartered a bus to take the children on a field trip.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of affriter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse affrété | I had chartered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses affrété | You had chartered |
il | il eût | Il eût affrété | He had chartered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût affrété | She had chartered |
on | on eût | On eût affrété | One had chartered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes affrété | We had chartered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes affrété | You had chartered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent affrété | They had chartered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent affrété | They had chartered |
Other Conjugations for Affriter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affriter
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Affriter – 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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