Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Introduction to the verb affermer
The English translation of the French verb affermer is “to affirm” or “to assert.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “ah-fehr-may.”
Affermer comes from the Old French word “afirmer,” which is derived from the Latin word “affirmare,” meaning “to strengthen” or “to confirm.” In everyday French, affermer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a possibility or a hypothetical situation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais plus de temps, j’affirmerais mes opinions politiques plus souvent. (If I had more time, I would assert my political opinions more often.)
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Je ne suis pas sûr, mais je pense qu’elle affermerait ses compétences si elle avait l’opportunité de travailler à l’étranger. (I’m not sure, but I think she would affirm her skills if she had the opportunity to work abroad.)
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Si le président de la société démissionnait, le vice-président affermerait son leadership pour prendre sa place. (If the company’s president resigned, the vice-president would assert his leadership to take his place.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of affermer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affermerais | Je affermerais la porte. | I would close the door. |
tu | affermerais | Tu affermerais la fenêtre. | You would shut the window. |
il | affermerait | Il affermerait la boutique. | He would lock the shop. |
elle | affermerait | Elle affermerait le contrat. | She would finalize the contract. |
on | affermerait | On affermerait l’accord. | One would confirm the agreement. |
nous | affermerions | Nous affermerions le contrat. | We would seal the contract. |
vous | affermeriez | Vous affermeriez la porte. | You would close the door. |
ils | affermeraient | Ils affermeraient les fenêtres. | They would shut the windows. |
elles | affermeraient | Elles affermeraient la maison. | They would lock the house. |
Other Conjugations for Affermer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affermer
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Affermer – 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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