Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Introduction to the verb affréter
The English translation of the French verb affréter is “to charter”. It is pronounced “ah-freh-tay”.
The language origin of affréter can be traced back to the Latin word “fractare”, meaning “to break”. In French, it evolved to “affracter” which was then shortened to “affréter” in the 16th century. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of renting or hiring a vehicle, typically a ship or aircraft, for a specific journey or period of time.
In the Passé Composé tense, affréter is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “affrété”. Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai affrété un bateau pour notre voyage en Grèce. (I chartered a boat for our trip to Greece.)
- Tu as affrété un avion pour ton voyage d’affaires. (You chartered a plane for your business trip.)
- Ils ont affrété un minibus pour le transport des invités. (They chartered a minibus for guest transportation.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of affréter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai affrété | J’ai affrété un bateau. | I chartered a boat. |
tu | as affrété | Tu as affrété un avion. | You chartered a plane. |
il | a affrété | Il a affrété un bus. | He chartered a bus. |
elle | a affrété | Elle a affrété un train. | She chartered a train. |
on | a affrété | On a affrété un hélicoptère. | We chartered a helicopter. |
nous | avons affrété | Nous avons affrété un navire. | We chartered a ship. |
vous | avez affrété | Vous avez affrété une voiture. | You chartered a car. |
ils | ont affrété | Ils ont affrété un camion. | They chartered a truck. |
elles | ont affrété | Elles ont affrété un vélo. | They chartered a bike. |
Other Conjugations for Affréter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affréter
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Affréter – 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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