Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Introduction to the verb affecter
The English translation of the French verb affecter is “to affect.” It is pronounced as “ah-fek-teh.”
The word “affecter” comes from the Latin verb “afficere,” which means “to influence” or “to have an effect on.” In everyday French, “affecter” is most often used to express the idea of being affected or influenced by something or someone. It can also mean to assign or allocate something.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, “affecter” is used to describe a past action that occurred before another past action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- J’avais été affecté par la mort de mon grand-père. (I had been affected by the death of my grandfather.)
- Elle avait été affectée par le changement de son emploi. (She had been affected by the change in her job.)
- Nous avions été affectés par la grève des transports. (We had been affected by the transportation strike.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais affecté | J’avais affecté la tâche à mon collègue. | I had assigned the task to my colleague. |
tu | tu avais affecté | Tu avais affecté une note à cet élève. | You had given a grade to that student. |
il | il avait affecté | Il avait affecté une somme d’argent à ce projet. | He had allocated a sum of money to this project. |
elle | elle avait affecté | Elle avait affecté son temps à cette cause. | She had devoted her time to this cause. |
on | on avait affecté | On avait affecté une salle pour l’événement. | One had assigned a room for the event. |
nous | nous avions affecté | Nous avions affecté des ressources à cette mission. | We had allocated resources to this mission. |
vous | vous aviez affecté | Vous aviez affecté vos efforts à cette cause. | You had dedicated your efforts to this cause. |
ils | ils avaient affecté | Ils avaient affecté leur attention à ce problème. | They had focused their attention on this problem. |
elles | elles avaient affecté | Elles avaient affecté leur énergie à ce projet. | They had put their energy into this project. |
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
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 (this article)
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
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Affecter – 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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