Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Introduction to the verb affaiter
The English translation of the French verb affaiter is “to dress up” or “to deck out.” It is pronounced as ah-feh-tey.
Affaiter comes from the Old French word “faïter,” meaning “to prepare” or “to make fit.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
The Plus-que-parfait tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of affaiter in the Plus-que-parfait tense and their English translations:
- J’avais affaité ma tenue avant de partir à la soirée. (I had dressed up before going to the party.)
- Il était affaité d’un beau costume pour son entretien d’embauche. (He had dressed up in a nice suit for his job interview.)
- Elles s’étaient affaitées comme des princesses pour le bal. (They had dressed up like princesses for the ball.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affaiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais affaité | J’avais affaité le navire. | I had equipped the ship. |
tu | tu avais affaité | Tu avais affaité le cheval. | You had outfitted the horse. |
il | il avait affaité | Il avait affaité le bateau. | He had outfitted the boat. |
elle | elle avait affaité | Elle avait affaité le chien de chasse. | She had equipped the hunting dog. |
on | on avait affaité | On avait affaité le camion de livraison. | One had equipped the delivery truck. |
nous | nous avions affaité | Nous avions affaité la tente. | We had set up the tent. |
vous | vous aviez affaité | Vous aviez affaité le restaurant. | You had equipped the restaurant. |
ils | ils avaient affaité | Ils avaient affaité l’avion. | They had outfitted the plane. |
elles | elles avaient affaité | Elles avaient affaité la cuisine. | They had equipped the kitchen. |
Other Conjugations for Affaiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaiter
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Affaiter – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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