Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Introduction to the verb affilier
The English translation of the French verb affilier is “to affiliate.” It is pronounced “ah-fee-lee-ay.”
Affilier comes from the Latin word “affiliare,” which means “to adopt as a son or daughter.” In French, it means to join an organization or group, to become a member or affiliate. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of affilier in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais déjà affilié mon entreprise à la chambre de commerce avant de recevoir la subvention. (I had already affiliated my company with the Chamber of Commerce before receiving the grant.)
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Elle avait affilié son compte bancaire à son compte épargne pour faciliter ses transactions. (She had affiliated her bank account with her savings account to make her transactions easier.)
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Nous avions affilé notre club de sport à la fédération nationale avant de participer au tournoi. (We had affiliated our sports club with the national federation before participating in the tournament.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of affilier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse affilé | I had affiliated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses affilé | You had affiliated |
il | il eût | Il eût affilé | He had affiliated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût affilé | She had affiliated |
on | on eût | On eût affilé | One had affiliated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes affilé | We had affiliated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes affilé | You had affiliated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent affilé | They had affiliated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent affilé | They had affiliated |
Other Conjugations for Affilier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affilier
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Affilier – 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)
Summary
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