Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Introduction to the verb affliger
The English translation of the French verb affliger is “to afflict” or “to distress.” It is pronounced ahf-lee-zhay in its infinitive form.
The word affliger comes from the Latin word “affligere,” which means “to strike down” or “to afflict.” It first appeared in the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, affliger is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a possibility or a hypothetical action. It is often used with the conjunction “si” (if) to introduce a condition or situation that could lead to the action being taken.
Examples:
- Si je gagnais à la loterie, j’affligerais mes proches avec des cadeaux coûteux. (If I won the lottery, I would afflict my loved ones with expensive gifts.)
- S’il arrivait en retard, cela m’affligerait beaucoup. (If he were to arrive late, it would distress me greatly.)
- Nous t’aiderions à déménager si seulement tu nous le demandais. Tu ne dois pas t’affliger tout seul. (We would help you move if only you asked us. You don’t have to distress yourself alone.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of affliger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affligerais | Je affligerais ma famille. | I would afflict my family. |
tu | affligerais | Tu affligerais les animaux. | You would afflict animals. |
il | affligerait | Il affligerait les personnes. | He would afflict people. |
elle | affligerait | Elle affligerait son ennemi. | She would afflict her enemy. |
on | affligerait | On affligerait la population. | One would afflict the population. |
nous | affligerions | Nous affligerions notre ennemi. | We would afflict our enemy. |
vous | affligeriez | Vous affligeriez le monde. | You would afflict the world. |
ils | affligeraient | Ils affligeraient leur adversaire. | They would afflict their opponent. |
elles | affligeraient | Elles affligeraient les coupables. | They would afflict the guilty. |
Other Conjugations for Affliger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
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Affliger – 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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