Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Introduction to the verb affûter
The English translation of the French verb affûter is “to sharpen.” The infinitive form is pronounced ah-fyoo-tey.
Affûter comes from the Latin word “adfūtiāre,” meaning “to make sharp.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “affûté.”
Examples in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai affûté mes couteaux hier soir. (I sharpened my knives last night.)
- Elle a affûté son crayon avant de commencer à écrire. (She sharpened her pencil before starting to write.)
- Nous avons affûté nos compétences en matière de négociation. (We sharpened our negotiation skills.)
English translations:
- I sharpened my knives last night.
- She sharpened her pencil before starting to write.
- We sharpened our negotiation skills.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of affûter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai affûté | J’ai affûté le couteau. | I sharpened the knife. |
tu | as affûté | Tu as affûté le crayon. | You sharpened the pencil. |
il | a affûté | Il a affûté la lame. | He sharpened the blade. |
elle | a affûté | Elle a affûté la hache. | She sharpened the axe. |
on | a affûté | On a affûté la scie. | We sharpened the saw. |
nous | avons affûté | Nous avons affûté les ciseaux. | We sharpened the scissors. |
vous | avez affûté | Vous avez affûté le rasoir. | You sharpened the razor. |
ils | ont affûté | Ils ont affûté la machette. | They sharpened the machete. |
elles | ont affûté | Elles ont affûté les lames. | They sharpened the blades. |
Other Conjugations for Affûter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affûter
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Affûter – 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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