Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Introduction to the verb affleurer
The English translation of the French verb affleurer is “to skim” or “to graze.” The infinitive form of affleurer is pronounced as “ahf-luh-rey.”
The word affleurer comes from the Latin word “affluere,” which means “to flow towards.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and was originally used in the context of water or liquid flowing towards something. Over time, it also came to mean “to touch lightly” or “to graze.”
In everyday French, affleurer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is the equivalent of the English “would” form. In this tense, it expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action or state.
Here are three simple examples of affleurer in the Conditionnel Présent tense:
- Si je t’approchais, je pourrais affleurer tes lèvres. (If I were to approach you, I might skim your lips.)
- Tu devrais être plus prudent, tu pourrais affleurer le bord du précipice. (You should be more careful, you might graze the edge of the cliff.)
- Si nous gagnions à la loterie, nous affleurerions la richesse. (If we were to win the lottery, we would skim wealth.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of affleurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affleurerais | Je affleurerais les fleurs. | I would touch the flowers. |
tu | affleurerais | Tu n’affleurerais pas la surface. | You wouldn’t touch the surface. |
il | affleurerait | Il affleurerait la vérité. | He would touch the truth. |
elle | affleurerait | Elle affleurerait le ciel. | She would touch the sky. |
on | affleurerait | On affleurerait la perfection. | One would touch perfection. |
nous | affleurerions | Nous affleurerions le bord de l’eau. | We would touch the edge of the water. |
vous | affleureriez | Vous affleureriez la limite. | You would touch the limit. |
ils | affleureraient | Ils affleureraient la réalité. | They would touch reality. |
elles | affleureraient | Elles affleureraient la surface. | They would touch the surface. |
Other Conjugations for Affleurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
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Affleurer – 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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