Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Introduction to the verb afficher
The English translation of the French verb afficher is “to display/show.” It is pronounced as “ah-fee-shay.”
The word afficher comes from the Latin term “affigere,” meaning “to attach.” In French, it is most commonly used in its infinitive form, afficher, to refer to the act of displaying or showing something.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, afficher is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Passé Simple tense and adding the past participle of afficher (affiché).
Here are three simple examples of afficher used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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J’eus affiché les invitations avant que les invités n’arrivent.
( I had displayed the invitations before the guests arrived.) -
Tu eus affiché tes résultats avant que le professeur ne les collecte.
(You had displayed your results before the teacher collected them.) -
Il eut affiché ses talents bien avant qu’il ne soit reconnu.
(He had displayed his talents long before he was recognized.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of afficher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus affiché | I had displayed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus affiché | You had displayed |
il | il eut | Il eut affiché | He had displayed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut affiché | She had displayed |
on | on eut | On eut affiché | One had displayed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes affiché | We had displayed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes affiché | You had displayed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent affiché | They had displayed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent affiché | They had displayed |
Other Conjugations for Afficher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
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Afficher – 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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