Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Introduction to the verb afflouer
The English translation of the French verb afflouer is “to flood” or “to overflow.” The infinitive form, afflouer, is pronounced ah-floo-ay.
The word afflouer comes from the Old French word “affluer,” meaning “to flow towards.” It is derived from the Latin word “adfluere,” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, afflouer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used to describe a completed action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verbs avoir or être in the past tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of afflouer in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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Les rivières avaient afflué après les fortes pluies de la semaine dernière. (The rivers had flooded after the heavy rains last week.)
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Les digues se sont afflouées à cause de la crue du fleuve. (The dikes overflowed due to the river’s flood.)
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Les habitants du village ont été surpris lorsque les eaux ont afflué dans leurs maisons. (The villagers were surprised when the floodwaters overflowed into their homes.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of afflouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus afflué | I had flowed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus afflué | You had flowed |
il | il eut | Il eut afflué | He had flowed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut afflué | She had flowed |
on | on eut | On eut afflué | One had flowed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes afflué | We had flowed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes afflué | You had flowed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent afflué | They had flowed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent afflué | They had flowed |
Other Conjugations for Afflouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
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Afflouer – 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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