Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Introduction to the verb affecter
The English translation of the French verb “affecter” is “to affect” or “to assign.” The infinitive form of “affecter” is pronounced as ah-fek-tey.
The verb “affecter” comes from the Latin word “afficere,” meaning “to influence” or “to affect.” In everyday French, the verb is commonly used in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense to express actions that occurred in the past.
Here are three examples of “affecter” in the Passé Simple tense with their English translations:
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J’affectai un nouveau projet à mon équipe.
(I assigned a new project to my team.) -
Elle affecta toutes ses économies à l’achat d’une maison.
(She allocated all her savings to buying a house.) -
Le directeur affecta les employés à différents départements.
(The manager assigned the employees to different departments.)
In each of these examples, “affecter” is used to denote the action of assigning or allocating something to someone or something.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of affecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | affectai | J’affectai mon travail. | I affected my work. |
Tu | affectas | Tu affectas la décision. | You affected the decision. |
Il | affecta | Il affecta son comportement. | He affected his behavior. |
Elle | affecta | Elle affecta son humeur. | She affected her mood. |
On | affecta | On affecta la production. | One affected the production. |
Nous | affectâmes | Nous affectâmes le projet. | We affected the project. |
Vous | affectâtes | Vous affectâtes la réunion. | You affected the meeting. |
Ils | affectèrent | Ils affectèrent les résultats. | They affected the results. |
Elles | affectèrent | Elles affectèrent leur relation. | They (feminine) affected their relationship. |
Other Conjugations for Affecter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
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Affecter – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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