Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Introduction to the verb affaler
The English translation of the French verb affaler is “to lower” or “to let fall.” The infinitive form of affaler is pronounced as ah-fah-lay.
The word affaler comes from the Old French verb “afer,” meaning “to fall.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense and the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of affaler in the Passé Antérieur tense, with the respective English translations:
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Nous nous affalâmes sur le canapé après la longue journée de travail. (We slumped onto the couch after the long work day.)
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Vous avez affalé les voiles lorsque la tempête a commencé. (You lowered the sails when the storm began.)
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Les enfants se sont affalés sur le sol après avoir couru dans le parc toute la journée. (The children collapsed onto the ground after running in the park all day.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of affaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse affalé | I had lowered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses affalé | You had lowered |
il | il eût | Il eût affalé | He had lowered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût affalé | She had lowered |
on | on eût | On eût affalé | One had lowered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes affalé | We had lowered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes affalé | You had lowered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent affalé | They had lowered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent affalé | They had lowered |
Other Conjugations for Affaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
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Affaler – 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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