Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Introduction to the verb affaler
The English translation of the French verb affaler is “to lower” or “to drop”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as ah-fah-leh.
The word “affaler” comes from the Old French word “afaler” which means “to bring down” or “to make fall”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
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J’espère que tu aies affalé tes voiles avant la tempête. (I hope you lowered your sails before the storm.)
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Il faut que nous affalions tous nos drapeaux en signe de deuil. (We must lower all our flags as a sign of mourning.)
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Je crains qu’ils n’aient pas affalé la corde assez vite pour éviter le naufrage. (I fear they did not lower the rope quickly enough to avoid the shipwreck.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of affaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie affalé | Je doute que j’aie affalé. | I doubt that I lowered. |
tu | aies affalé | Il faut que tu aies affalé. | You must have lowered. |
il | ait affalé | Il est possible qu’il ait affalé. | It’s possible he lowered. |
elle | ait affalé | Elle craint qu’elle ait affalé. | She fears she lowered. |
on | ait affalé | On veut qu’on ait affalé. | We want it to have been lowered. |
nous | ayons affalé | Espérons que nous ayons affalé. | Let’s hope we lowered. |
vous | ayez affalé | Il est important que vous ayez affalé. | It’s important that you lowered. |
ils | aient affalé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient affalé. | They doubt they lowered. |
elles | aient affalé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient affalé. | They prefer they lowered. |
Other Conjugations for Affaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affaler
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Affaler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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