Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Introduction to the verb affouiller
The English translation of the French verb affouiller is “to rummage” or “to search through.” It is pronounced “ah-foo-yay.”
The word affouiller comes from the Old French word “affouilier,” which means “to rummage” or “to poke around.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past and have a connection to the present.
Here are three simple examples of affouiller used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai affouillé dans mon sac pour trouver mes clés. (I rummaged through my bag to find my keys.)
- Tu as affouillé dans le grenier pour chercher des vieux jouets. (You searched through the attic to look for old toys.)
- Il a affouillé dans ses poches pour payer l’addition. (He rummaged through his pockets to pay the bill.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of affouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai affouillé | J’ai affouillé la terre. | I dug up the ground. |
tu | as affouillé | Tu as affouillé la rivière. | You dug up the river. |
il | a affouillé | Il a affouillé le sol. | He dug up the soil. |
elle | a affouillé | Elle a affouillé le fossé. | She dug up the ditch. |
on | a affouillé | On a affouillé le jardin. | We dug up the garden. |
nous | avons affouillé | Nous avons affouillé le chantier. | We dug up the construction site. |
vous | avez affouillé | Vous avez affouillé la plage. | You dug up the beach. |
ils | ont affouillé | Ils ont affouillé la montagne. | They dug up the mountain. |
elles | ont affouillé | Elles ont affouillé la forêt. | They dug up the forest. |
Other Conjugations for Affouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
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Affouiller – 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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