Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Introduction to the verb affurer
The English translation of the French verb affurer is “to smooth out” or “to make even.” It is pronounced ah-fuh-reh in the infinitive form.
The word affurer comes from the Old French word afurer, meaning “to clean or clear land.” It is believed to have originated from the Latin word adfirmare, meaning “to make firm.”
In everyday French, affurer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action. This tense is similar to the Past Perfect tense in English.
Here are three simple examples of affurer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’ai affuré le sol avant de poser le carrelage.
(I had smoothed out the floor before laying the tiles.) -
Elle avait affuré tous les papiers avant de les ranger dans le classeur.
(She had made all the papers even before putting them in the binder.) -
Nous avions affuré le tissu avant de le coudre.
(We had smoothed out the fabric before sewing it.)
In all three examples, affurer is used to express an action that happened before another past action. In each case, the verb is conjugated in the Passé Antérieur tense (avoir + past participle).
Overall, affurer is a versatile verb used to describe the action of smoothing or making even. Its use in the Passé Antérieur tense adds a sense of completion or finality to the action.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of affurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus affuré | I had beveled |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus affuré | You had beveled |
il | il eut | Il eut affuré | He had beveled |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut affuré | She had beveled |
on | on eut | On eut affuré | One had beveled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes affuré | We had beveled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes affuré | You had beveled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent affuré | They had beveled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent affuré | They had beveled |
Other Conjugations for Affurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
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Affurer – 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)
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