L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Introduction to the verb affairer
The English translation of the French verb affairer is “to busy” or “to occupy.” The infinitive form is pronounced ah-fay-ray.
The word affairer comes from the Old French word “afer” which means “to do” or “to take care of.” It is most often used in everyday French in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative present tense. This tense is used to give commands or orders.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Affaire-toi! (Hurry up!)
- Affairez-vous à vos devoirs! (Get busy with your homework!)
- Affairez-vous à nettoyer cette chambre! (Get busy cleaning this room!)
In each of these sentences, affairer is used to give a command or order for someone to do something. It can also be used as a reflexive verb, such as in the second example, where “affairez-vous” means “get busy with yourselves” or “start doing it.”
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of affairer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affairons | Affairons-nous à cette tâche. | Let’s get to this task. |
tu | affaires | Ne t’affaires pas de ça. | Don’t worry about that. |
il | affaire | Il faut qu’il s’affaire davantage. | He needs to be more busy. |
elle | affaire | Elle s’affaire à sa nouvelle entreprise. | She’s busy with her new company. |
on | affairons | Affairons-nous à notre santé. | Let’s take care of our health. |
nous | affairons | Affairons-nous à faire du sport. | Let’s focus on exercising. |
vous | affairons | Affairons-nous à ces problèmes. | Let’s deal with these problems. |
ils | affarent | Ils s’affarent à leurs travaux. | They are busy with their work. |
elles | affarent | Elles s’affarent à réussir leur examen. | They are busy with passing their exam. |
Other Conjugations for Affairer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
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Affairer – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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