Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Introduction to the verb afféager
The English translation of the French verb afféager is “to lease” or “to rent out.” The infinitive form, afféager, is pronounced as “a-feh-ah-zhey.”
The origin of the verb afféager can be traced back to the Old French word “fage,” meaning “a field” or “a plot of land.” In everyday French, the verb is commonly used in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense to describe actions or events that occurred in the past, often in a formal or literary context.
Here are three examples of afféager used in the Passé Simple tense:
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Il afféagea sa maison à un couple de locataires.
(He leased his house to a couple of tenants.) -
La société afféagea un terrain pour y construire un nouveau bâtiment.
(The company rented out a plot of land to build a new building.) -
Le propriétaire afféagea son appartement pendant un an.
(The owner leased his apartment for one year.)
Note: The Passé Simple tense is mostly used in written French, particularly in literature, formal writing, or historical texts. In spoken French, the Passé Composé tense is more commonly used to express past actions.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of afféager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | afféageai | J’afféageai un terrain. | I leased a piece of land. |
Tu | afféageas | Tu afféageas la maison. | You leased the house. |
Il | afféagea | Il afféagea la propriété. | He leased the property. |
Elle | afféagea | Elle afféagea la ferme. | She leased the farm. |
On | afféagea | On afféagea l’appartement. | One leased the apartment. |
Nous | afféageâmes | Nous afféageâmes le local. | We leased the premises. |
Vous | afféageâtes | Vous afféageâtes les terres. | You leased the lands. |
Ils | afféagèrent | Ils afféagèrent le terrain. | They leased the land. |
Elles | afféagèrent | Elles afféagèrent la maison. | They (feminine) leased the house. |
Other Conjugations for Afféager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afféager
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Afféager – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
Summary
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