Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Introduction to the verb affurer
The English translation of the French verb affurer is “to sharpen.” It is pronounced “ah-fyuh-reh” in the infinitive form.
Affurer comes from the Old French word “afourer,” which means “to make sharp.” It is derived from the Latin word “acuere,” meaning “to sharpen.” In everyday French, affurer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate a completed action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai affuré mes couteaux hier soir. (I sharpened my knives last night.)
- Tu as affuré tes crayons avant de faire tes devoirs? (Did you sharpen your pencils before doing your homework?)
- Il a affuré la lame de sa tondeuse ce matin. (He sharpened the blade of his lawnmower this morning.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of affurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai affuré | J’ai affuré le bois. | I sharpened the wood. |
tu | as affuré | Tu as affuré le couteau. | You sharpened the knife. |
il | a affuré | Il a affuré les outils. | He sharpened the tools. |
elle | a affuré | Elle a affuré la lame. | She sharpened the blade. |
on | a affuré | On a affuré les ciseaux. | We sharpened the scissors. |
nous | avons affuré | Nous avons affuré nos crayons. | We sharpened our pencils. |
vous | avez affuré | Vous avez affuré le rasoir. | You sharpened the razor. |
ils | ont affuré | Ils ont affuré la hache. | They sharpened the ax. |
elles | ont affuré | Elles ont affuré les lames. | They sharpened the blades. |
Other Conjugations for Affurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affurer
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Affurer – 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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