Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Introduction to the verb affourcher
The English translation of the French verb affourcher is “to hitch,” “to rig,” or “to tack.”
The infinitive form of affourcher is pronounced “ah-foor-shay.”
Affourcher comes from the Old French word “fourcher,” meaning “to fork.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of affourcher in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai affourché le cheval avant de partir en randonnée. (I had hitched the horse before going on a hike.)
- Les marins ont affourché les voiles pour faire avancer le bateau. (The sailors rigged the sails to make the boat move forward.)
- Elle a affourché sa carrière en travaillant dur et en saisissant toutes les opportunités. (She tacked her career by working hard and seizing all opportunities.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of affourcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse affourché | I had hitched |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses affourché | You had hitched |
il | il eût | Il eût affourché | He had hitched |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût affourché | She had hitched |
on | on eût | On eût affourché | One had hitched |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes affourché | We had hitched |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes affourché | You had hitched |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent affourché | They had hitched |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent affourché | They had hitched |
Other Conjugations for Affourcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
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Affourcher – 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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