Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Introduction to the verb affleurer
The English translation of the French verb affleurer is “to be flush with” or “to touch lightly”. It is pronounced as ahf-luh-ray.
The language origin of affleurer comes from the French word “fleurer” which means “to touch lightly”. The prefix “a-” is added to indicate the action is happening to something else.
In everyday French, affleurer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about an action that has just occurred or has recently occurred.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’ai affleuré le mur en marchant dans l’étroit couloir.
Translation: I touched the wall lightly while walking in the narrow hallway. -
Le tissu affleure à peine la surface de la table.
Translation: The fabric barely touches the surface of the table. -
Ils ont affleuré la vérité dans leur dernier article.
Translation: They touched upon the truth in their last article.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of affleurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai affleuré | J’ai affleuré la surface. | I skimmed the surface. |
tu | as affleuré | Tu as affleuré la vérité. | You came close to the truth. |
il | a affleuré | Il a affleuré le sol. | He touched the ground. |
elle | a affleuré | Elle a affleuré son passé. | She brushed against her past. |
on | a affleuré | On a affleuré une solution. | We came close to a solution. |
nous | avons affleuré | Nous avons affleuré l’eau. | We skimmed the water. |
vous | avez affleuré | Vous avez affleuré la montagne. | You skimmed the mountain. |
ils | ont affleuré | Ils ont affleuré le problème. | They came close to the problem. |
elles | ont affleuré | Elles ont affleuré la surface. | They skimmed the surface. |
Other Conjugations for Affleurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
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Affleurer – 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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