Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Introduction to the verb affecter
The English translation of affecter is “to affect” or “to influence.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-fek-ter.”
The word affecter comes from the Latin word “afficere,” meaning “to do to, to act on, to influence.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or situations that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past.
1) Nous doutions qu’il ait affecté la décision finale. (We doubted that he had influenced the final decision.)
2) Il est possible qu’elle ait été affectée par les rumeurs. (It is possible that she was affected by the rumors.)
3) J’espérais qu’il eût affecté un peu plus de temps à cette tâche. (I had hoped that he had spent a little more time on this task.)
1) We doubted that he had influenced the final decision.
2) It is possible that she was affected by the rumors.
3) I had hoped that he had spent a little more time on this task.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of affecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie affecté | Je ne crois pas que j’aie affecté. | I don’t think I affected. |
tu | aies affecté | Il est possible que tu aies affecté. | It’s possible you affected. |
il | ait affecté | Je ne pense pas qu’il ait affecté. | I don’t think he affected. |
elle | ait affecté | Elle doute qu’elle ait affecté. | She doubts she affected. |
on | ait affecté | On préfère qu’on ait affecté. | We prefer it to have been affected. |
nous | ayons affecté | Nous craignons que nous ayons affecté. | We fear we affected. |
vous | ayez affecté | Il est possible que vous ayez affecté. | It’s possible you affected. |
ils | aient affecté | Ils pensent qu’ils aient affecté. | They think they affected. |
elles | aient affecté | Elles veulent qu’elles aient affecté. | They want it to have been affected. |
Other Conjugations for Affecter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
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Affecter – 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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