Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Introduction to the verb affourcher
The English translation of the French verb affourcher is “to hitch” or “to rig up.” The infinitive form is pronounced ah-foor-shay.
The word affourcher has a Latin origin, stemming from the word forcip-em, meaning “pinchers” or “tongs.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express uncertainty or doubt in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Il fallait que j’affourchasse le cheval avant de partir. (It was necessary for me to hitch the horse before leaving.)
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Nous ne savions pas comment affourcher le câble. (We didn’t know how to rig up the cable.)
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Il était important que tu affourchasses la tente avant la pluie. (It was important for you to pitch the tent before the rain.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of affourcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affourchasse | Je ne crois pas que je l’affourchasse. | I don’t think I would saddle it up. |
tu | affourchasses | J’aime bien quand tu affourchasses les chevaux. | I like it when you saddle up the horses. |
il | affourchât | Je ne pense pas qu’il affourchât un cheval. | I don’t think he would saddle up a horse. |
elle | affourchât | Si elle affourchât plus souvent, elle deviendrait une bonne cavalière. | If she saddled up more often, she would become a good rider. |
on | affourchât | Je suis épuisé, je préfère qu’on affourchât demain. | I’m tired, I’d rather saddle up tomorrow. |
nous | affourchassions | Si nous affourchassions les ânes, nous pourrions les utiliser pour le transport. | If we saddled up the donkeys, we could use them for transportation. |
vous | affourchassiez | Si vous affourchassiez mon cheval, je vous montrerais comment monter. | If you saddled up my horse, I would show you how to ride. |
ils | affourchassent | S’ils affourchassent les chevaux ensemble, ça irait plus vite. | If they saddled up the horses together, it would go faster. |
elles | affourchassent | J’aime quand elles affourchassent les poneys, c’est tellement mignon. | I like it when they saddle up the ponies, it’s so cute. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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