Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb affouager

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The English translation of the French verb affouager is “to share out (wood or other goods)”. It is pronounced “ah-foo-ah-zhay”.

The language origin of affouager can be traced back to the Old French word “foiage”, meaning “to feed or support”. In medieval times, it referred specifically to the practice of sharing out wood from the lord’s forest among the villagers for heating and cooking purposes.

In modern everyday French, affouager is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.

Here are three simple examples of affouager in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:

  1. Les villageois avaient affouagé le bois avant l’hiver. (The villagers had shared out the wood before winter.)
  2. En arrivant dans le village, je me suis rendu compte que les habitants avaient déjà affouagé le bois. (Upon arriving in the village, I realized that the inhabitants had already shared out the wood.)
  3. Nous aurions dû affouager le bois avant les premières neiges. (We should have shared out the wood before the first snow.)

Overall, affouager is used in everyday French to refer to the practice of sharing out resources among a community or group, often for practical purposes such as heating or cooking. It can also be used in a figurative sense to describe the distribution of tasks or responsibilities.

Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affouager

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je j’avais affouagé J’avais affouagé le bois. I had collected firewood.
tu tu avais affouagé Tu avais affouagé du bois. You had collected firewood.
il il avait affouagé Il avait affouagé le bois. He had collected firewood.
elle elle avait affouagé Elle avait affouagé du bois. She had collected firewood.
on on avait affouagé On avait affouagé le bois. One had collected firewood.
nous nous avions affouagé Nous avions affouagé le bois. We had collected firewood.
vous vous aviez affouagé Vous aviez affouagé le bois. You had collected firewood.
ils ils avaient affouagé Ils avaient affouagé le bois. They had collected firewood.
elles elles avaient affouagé Elles avaient affouagé le bois. They had collected firewood.

Other Conjugations for Affouager.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager     (this article)

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouager

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Affouager – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense

The French “plus-que-parfait” tense is a past tense used to express actions or events that occurred before another past action or event. It is often translated to English as the “pluperfect” tense. The name “plus-que-parfait” literally means “more than perfect,” indicating that it is a tense used to describe actions that were completed before a specific point in the past.
NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see my article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Tense Formation

To form the plus-que-parfait tense, you typically use the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) or “être” (to be) in the imperfect tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. Here are the conjugations for both auxiliary verbs:
1. With “avoir” as the auxiliary verb:
   – J’avais mangé (I had eaten)
   – Tu avais parlé (You had spoken)
   – Il/elle/on avait fini (He/She/One had finished)
   – Nous avions lu (We had read)
   – Vous aviez choisi (You had chosen)
   – Ils/elles avaient joué (They had played)
2. With “être” as the auxiliary verb (usually for intransitive verbs or verbs indicating a state):
   – J’étais parti(e) (I had left)
   – Tu étais arrivé(e) (You had arrived)
   – Il/elle/on était tombé(e) (He/She/One had fallen)
   – Nous étions resté(e)s (We had stayed)
   – Vous étiez né(e)(s) (You had been born)
   – Ils/elles étaient monté(e)s (They had gone up)

Common everyday usage patterns

Sequencing of past events

The plus-que-parfait is used to express a past action that happened before another past action. For example, “J’avais mangé avant qu’il ne soit arrivé” (I had eaten before he arrived).

Background information

It is also used to provide background information or set the stage for a main past event. For instance, “Quand je suis arrivé, ils avaient déjà fini de manger” (When I arrived, they had already finished eating).

Hypothetical or reported speech

In indirect speech, the plus-que-parfait is used to report what someone had said or thought in the past. For example, “Il avait dit qu’il viendrait demain” (He had said that he would come tomorrow).

Interactions with other tenses

– The plus-que-parfait is often used in conjunction with the passé composé (simple past) to establish the sequence of past events. The passé composé describes the more recent action, while the plus-que-parfait describes the action that occurred earlier.
– It can also be used with the conditional mood to express a hypothetical past event, like “Si j’avais su, j’aurais agi différemment” (If I had known, I would have acted differently).
– When used in reported speech, it can be combined with the conditional mood or the imperfect subjunctive to reflect the original mood and tense of the reported statement.

Summary

The French plus-que-parfait tense is an essential part of the language for expressing past actions that occurred before other past actions, providing background information, and reporting past statements or thoughts. It is an integral component of constructing complex and accurate narratives in French.

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