Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Introduction to the verb affronter
The English translation of affronter is “to confront” or “to face”. It is pronounced as “ah-fron-tay”.
Originating from the Latin word “affrontare”, meaning “to face”, affronter is a verb that is commonly used in everyday French. In the Passé Antérieur tense, it is used to indicate an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, along with their respective English translations:
- Nous nous étions affrontés avant de devenir amis. (We had confronted each other before becoming friends.)
- Elle avait affronté ses peurs et avait réussi à vaincre sa phobie. (She had faced her fears and had managed to overcome her phobia.)
- Les deux pays s’étaient affrontés lors d’une bataille sanglante. (The two countries had confronted each other in a bloody battle.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of affronter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse affronté | I had faced |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses affronté | You had faced |
il | il eût | Il eût affronté | He had faced |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût affronté | She had faced |
on | on eût | On eût affronté | One had faced |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes affronté | We had faced |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes affronté | You had faced |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent affronté | They had faced |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent affronté | They had faced |
Other Conjugations for Affronter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
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Affronter – 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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