Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Introduction to the verb affourcher
The English translation of the French verb affourcher is “to hitch”. The infinitive form is pronounced ah-foor-shay.
The origin of the word affourcher comes from the Old French verb fourcher, which means “to fork” or “to branch”. It is most often used in everyday French in the plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais affourché le cheval avant de partir. (I had hitched the horse before leaving.)
- Ils avaient affourché leurs skis pour descendre la piste. (They had hitched their skis to go down the slope.)
- Elle avait affourché son vélo pour aller au travail. (She had hitched her bike to go to work.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affourcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais affourché | J’avais affourché mon cheval. | I had saddled my horse. |
tu | tu avais affourché | Tu avais affourché ton vélo. | You had hitched your bike. |
il | il avait affourché | Il avait affourché son âne. | He had loaded his donkey. |
elle | elle avait affourché | Elle avait affourché sa moto. | She had mounted her motorcycle. |
on | on avait affourché | On avait affourché la carriole. | One had hitched the cart. |
nous | nous avions affourché | Nous avions affourché le cheval de trait. | We had harnessed the draft horse. |
vous | vous aviez affourché | Vous aviez affourché la charrette. | You had hitched the cart. |
ils | ils avaient affourché | Ils avaient affourché leurs vélos. | They had loaded their bikes. |
elles | elles avaient affourché | Elles avaient affourché leur carriole. | They had hitched their cart. |
Other Conjugations for Affourcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
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Affourcher – 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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