Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Introduction to the verb afférer
The English translation of the French verb afférer is “to pertain/relate to” or “to concern.” The infinitive form of afférer is pronounced as “ah-feh-rer.”
Afférer comes from the Old French word “aferer” which means “to assign, attribute.” It is derived from the Latin word “afferre” which means “to carry to, bring to” or “to contribute.”
In everyday French, afférer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to express an action or event that happened before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. For example: “j’eus afféré” or “je fus afféré.”
Here are three simple examples of afférer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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Nous eûmes afféré ce projet avant de partir en vacances.
We had dealt with this project before leaving on vacation. -
Vous fûtes afférés par les préparatifs du mariage.
You were occupied with the wedding preparations. -
Elle eut afféré ses affaires avant de rendre visite à sa famille.
She had taken care of her affairs before visiting her family.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of afférer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse afféré | I had concerned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses afféré | You had concerned |
il | il eût | Il eût afféré | He had concerned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût afféré | She had concerned |
on | on eût | On eût afféré | One had concerned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes afféré | We had concerned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes afféré | You had concerned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent afféré | They had concerned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent afféré | They had concerned |
Other Conjugations for Afférer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afférer
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Afférer – 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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