Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Introduction to the verb affairer
The English translation of the French verb “affairer” is “to keep busy” or “to occupy oneself.” The infinitive form “affairer” is pronounced as [a.fe.ʁe].
“Affairer” originates from the Old French word “afer” meaning “to concern” or “to occupy.” In everyday French, “affairer” is most often used to indicate keeping oneself occupied or busy with various tasks or activities.
Examples of usage:
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Je dois m’affairer à mes devoirs ce soir.
(I need to keep myself busy with my homework tonight.) -
Elle s’affaire toujours dans la cuisine.
(She is always busy in the kitchen.) -
Nous nous affairons à organiser la fête.
(We are keeping ourselves busy with organizing the party.)
Affairer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of affairer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Translation |
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Je | m’affaire | Je m’affaire à mes devoirs. | I busily attend to my homework. |
Tu | t’affaires | Tu t’affaires toujours. | You are always busy. |
Il | s’affaire | Il s’affaire dans son bureau. | He is busy in his office. |
Elle | s’affaire | Elle s’affaire à préparer le dîner. | She is busy preparing dinner. |
On | s’affaire | On s’affaire à organiser une fête. | We are busy organizing a party. |
Nous | nous affairons | Nous nous affairons pour finir le projet. | We are busy trying to finish the project. |
Vous | vous affairez | Vous vous affairez à vos tâches. | You are busy with your tasks. |
Ils | s’affairent | Ils s’affairent à réparer la voiture. | They are busy fixing the car. |
Elles | s’affairent | Elles s’affairent à nettoyer la maison. | They are busy cleaning the house. |
Other Conjugations for Affairer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affairer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
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