Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Introduction to the verb affairer
The English translation of the French verb affairer is “to be busy” or “to be occupied.” It is pronounced “ah-fair-ray.”
Affairer is derived from the Old French word “afere” meaning “to do, to act.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past.
Examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense include:
- Je me suis affairé toute la journée. (I was busy all day.)
- Nous nous sommes affairés à préparer le dîner. (We were busy preparing dinner.)
- Elle s’est affairée à finir son projet. (She was busy finishing her project.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of affairer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | me suis affairé | Je me suis affairé à mes tâches. | I busied myself with my tasks. |
tu | t’es affairé | Tu t’es affairé à la préparation du repas. | You busied yourself with preparing the meal. |
il | s’est affairé | Il s’est affairé à résoudre le problème. | He busied himself with solving the problem. |
elle | s’est affairée | Elle s’est affairée à organiser l’événement. | She busied herself with organizing the event. |
on | s’est affairé | On s’est affairé à nettoyer la maison. | We busied ourselves with cleaning the house. |
nous | nous sommes affairés | Nous nous sommes affairés à la rédaction du rapport. | We busied ourselves with writing the report. |
vous | vous êtes affairés | Vous vous êtes affairés à cette tâche depuis des heures. | You have been busy with this task for hours. |
ils | se sont affairés | Ils se sont affairés à terminer le projet. | They busied themselves with finishing the project. |
elles | se sont affairées | Elles se sont affairées à ranger la chambre. | They busied themselves with tidying up the room. |
Other Conjugations for Affairer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the affairer present perfect tense conjugation!
Affairer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb affairer. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!