Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Introduction to the verb affliger
The English translation of the French verb affliger is “to afflict” or “to distress.” The infinitive form of affliger is pronounced as “ah-flee-zhay.”
Affliger comes from the Latin word “affligere,” which means “to strike down” or “to weaken.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and is derived from the prefix “ad-” meaning “to” and the verb “fligere” meaning “to strike.” In everyday French, affliger is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is similar to the Past Perfect tense in English. It is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of affliger in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Elle eut affligé sa mère avant de partir. (She had afflicted her mother before leaving.)
- Les mauvaises nouvelles qu’il avait reçues l’avaient affligé. (The bad news he had received had distressed him.)
- J’avais affligé mes parents en ne réussissant pas mes examens. (I had distressed my parents by failing my exams.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of affliger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse affligé | I had afflicted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses affligé | You had afflicted |
il | il eût | Il eût affligé | He had afflicted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût affligé | She had afflicted |
on | on eût | On eût affligé | One had afflicted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes affligé | We had afflicted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes affligé | You had afflicted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent affligé | They had afflicted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent affligé | They had afflicted |
Other Conjugations for Affliger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
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Affliger – 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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