Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Introduction to the verb affairer
The English translation of the French verb affairer is “to concern/to involve.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-fair-ray.”
The language origin of affairer is derived from the Old French word “afer,” which means “business” or “matter.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is a verbal mood used to express an uncertain or hypothetical action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il fallait que je m’affairasse à mes études. (I needed to concern myself with my studies.)
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Elle voulait que nous nous affairassions à la préparation du dîner. (She wanted us to involve ourselves in preparing dinner.)
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Il était important qu’ils s’affairassent à résoudre le problème. (It was important for them to concern themselves with solving the problem.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of affairer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affairasse | Si j’avais le temps, je affairasse davantage. | If I had the time, I would do more tasks. |
tu | affairasses | Si tu étais plus organisé, tu affairasses moins. | If you were more organized, you would do less tasks. |
il | affairât | Il serait épuisé s’il affairât toute la journée. | He would be exhausted if he did tasks all day. |
elle | affairât | Elle serait en retard si elle affairât plus vite. | She would be late if she did tasks faster. |
on | affairât | Si on affairât moins, on serait moins stressé. | If one did less tasks, one would be less stressed. |
nous | affairassions | Si nous affairassions ensemble, ça irait plus vite. | If we did tasks together, it would go faster. |
vous | affairassiez | Si vous affairassiez mieux, vous auriez plus de temps libre. | If you did tasks better, you would have more free time. |
ils | affairassent | S’ils affairassent plus tôt, ils seraient moins pressés. | If they did tasks earlier, they would be less rushed. |
elles | affairassent | Si elles affairassent plus fort, elles réussiraient mieux. | If they did tasks louder, they would succeed better. |
Other Conjugations for Affairer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
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Affairer – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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