Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Introduction to the verb affectionner
The English translation of the French verb affectionner is “to like/love/care for.” The infinitive form, affectionner, is pronounced as “ah-fek-see-oh-nay.”
The language origin of affectionner comes from the word “affectio,” which means “affection” or “liking” in Latin. It entered the French language in the 16th century, derived from the verb affectionner, meaning “to show affection.”
In everyday French, affectionner is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about past actions or experiences. It is used to express a liking or love for something or someone in the past.
Example 1: J’ai affectionné les arts depuis que j’étais enfant. (I have loved art since I was a child.)
Example 2: Il a toujours affectionné les animaux. (He has always cared for animals.)
Example 3: Nous avons beaucoup affectionné notre voyage en Italie l’été dernier. (We really liked our trip to Italy last summer.)
In these examples, the verb affectionner is conjugated in the Passé Composé tense with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) and the past participle “affectionné.” The subject of the sentence (je, il, nous) determines the correct form of the auxiliary verb. The word “depuis” (since) is often used to indicate the specific time in the past when the liking or affection began.
In summary, affectionner means “to like/love/care for” in English and is often used in French to express past actions or experiences of liking or loving something or someone. It is conjugated in the Passé Composé tense with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “affectionné.”
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of affectionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai affectionné | J’ai affectionné ce livre. | I loved this book. |
tu | as affectionné | Tu as affectionné cette musique. | You loved this music. |
il | a affectionné | Il a affectionné ce film. | He loved this movie. |
elle | a affectionné | Elle a affectionné cette promenade. | She loved this walk. |
on | a affectionné | On a affectionné cette ville. | We loved this city. |
nous | avons affectionné | Nous avons affectionné ce restaurant. | We loved this restaurant. |
vous | avez affectionné | Vous avez affectionné cette activité. | You loved this activity. |
ils | ont affectionné | Ils ont affectionné ce spectacle. | They loved this show. |
elles | ont affectionné | Elles ont affectionné cette expérience. | They loved this experience. |
Other Conjugations for Affectionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affectionner
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Affectionner – 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
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