Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Introduction to the verb affairer
The English translation of affairer is “to busy oneself” or “to be occupied with.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ah-fair-eh.
The word affairer is derived from the Old French word “aferer,” which means “to put in order” or “to arrange.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about an event that occurred before another event in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’eus affairé toute la journée avant de partir en vacances. (I had been busy all day before leaving on vacation.)
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Elle eut affairé la maison avant l’arrivée des invités. (She had busied herself with the house before the guests arrived.)
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Nous eûmes affairé nos affaires avant de prendre notre retraite. (We had taken care of our affairs before retiring.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of affairer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse affairé | I had busied |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses affairé | You had busied |
il | il eût | Il eût affairé | He had busied |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût affairé | She had busied |
on | on eût | On eût affairé | One had busied |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes affairé | We had busied |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes affairé | You had busied |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent affairé | They had busied |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent affairé | They had busied |
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 (this article)
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
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
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Affairer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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