Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Introduction to the verb affaisser
The English translation of the French verb affaisser is “to collapse” or “to give way.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ah-feh-say.
Affaisser comes from the Old French word “afaisser,” which comes from the Latin word “affatigare” meaning “to weaken.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to express completed actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’affaissai mes épaules après une longue journée de travail. (I collapsed my shoulders after a long day of work.)
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Tu affaissas ton corps sur le canapé en rentrant chez toi. (You collapsed your body on the couch when you got home.)
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Les vieux murs de la maison s’affaissèrent après le tremblement de terre. (The old walls of the house collapsed after the earthquake.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of affaisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse affaissé | I had collapsed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses affaissé | You had collapsed |
il | il eût | Il eût affaissé | He had collapsed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût affaissé | She had collapsed |
on | on eût | On eût affaissé | One had collapsed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes affaissé | We had collapsed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes affaissé | You had collapsed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent affaissé | They had collapsed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent affaissé | They had collapsed |
Other Conjugations for Affaisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaisser
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Affaisser – 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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