Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Introduction to the verb affouiller
The English translation of the French verb affouiller is “to stir up” or “to agitate.” The infinitive form is pronounced ah-foo-yay.
The origin of the word affouiller can be traced back to the Old French word “foillier” which means “to stir up.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais affouillé la pâte avant de la mettre au four. (I had stirred up the dough before putting it in the oven.)
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Tu avais affouillé les feuilles pour faire de la salade. (You had agitated the leaves to make a salad.)
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Ils avaient affouillé la foule en criant des slogans politiques. (They had stirred up the crowd by shouting political slogans.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais affouillé | J’avais affouillé la terre. | I had loosened the soil. |
tu | tu avais affouillé | Tu avais affouillé la roche. | You had excavated the rock. |
il | il avait affouillé | Il avait affouillé le sable. | He had dredged the sand. |
elle | elle avait affouillé | Elle avait affouillé la rivière. | She had dredged the river. |
on | on avait affouillé | On avait affouillé le fond marin. | One had dredged the seabed. |
nous | nous avions affouillé | Nous avions affouillé le canal. | We had dredged the canal. |
vous | vous aviez affouillé | Vous aviez affouillé le lit de la rivière. | You had dredged the riverbed. |
ils | ils avaient affouillé | Ils avaient affouillé le chantier. | They had dredged the construction site. |
elles | elles avaient affouillé | Elles avaient affouillé la plage. | They had dredged the beach. |
Other Conjugations for Affouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
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Affouiller – 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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