Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Introduction to the verb affecter
The English translation of the French verb affecter is “to affect”. The infinitive form of affecter is pronounced as \a.fɛk.te.
The language origin of affecter comes from the Latin word “affectare”, meaning “to aim at” or “to strive for”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical situation or a future event that is dependent on another condition.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, j’affecterais plus de ressources à ce projet. (If I had more time, I would allocate more resources to this project.)
- Tu affecterais ton salaire à des causes caritatives si tu gagnais à la loterie ? (Would you donate your salary to charity if you won the lottery?)
- Nous affecterions cet argent à nos prochaines vacances si nous recevions une prime. (We would use this money for our next vacation if we received a bonus.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of affecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affecterais | Je affecterais mon emploi. | I would affect my job. |
tu | affecterais | Tu affecterais tes études. | You would affect your studies. |
il | affecterait | Il affecterait sa santé. | He would affect his health. |
elle | affecterait | Elle affecterait la décision. | She would affect the decision. |
on | affecterait | On affecterait l’économie. | One would affect the economy. |
nous | affecterions | Nous affecterions la société. | We would affect society. |
vous | affecteriez | Vous affecteriez le projet. | You would affect the project. |
ils | affecteraient | Ils affecteraient les résultats. | They would affect the results. |
elles | affecteraient | Elles affecteraient la réunion. | They would affect the meeting. |
Other Conjugations for Affecter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
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Affecter – 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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