Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Introduction to the verb affirmer
The English translation of the French verb affirmer is “to affirm” or “to assert.” It is pronounced as “ah-feer-may.”
The language origin of affirmer comes from the Latin verb “affirmare” which means “to make firm” or “to strengthen.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express an action that has already taken place but is uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies affirmé ta position plus tôt. (I would have liked it if you had affirmed your position earlier.)
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Il est possible qu’ils aient affirmé leur innocence devant le juge. (It is possible that they affirmed their innocence in front of the judge.)
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Nous aurions préféré que vous ayez affirmé votre engagement à la cause. (We would have preferred if you had affirmed your commitment to the cause.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of affirmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie affirmé | Je suis content que j’aie affirmé. | I am glad that I affirmed. |
tu | aies affirmé | Il est nécessaire que tu aies affirmé. | It is necessary for you to have affirmed. |
il | ait affirmé | Il est possible que il ait affirmé. | It’s possible he affirmed. |
elle | ait affirmé | Elle doute qu’elle ait affirmé. | She doubts she affirmed. |
on | ait affirmé | On souhaite qu’on ait affirmé. | We hope we affirmed. |
nous | ayons affirmé | Nous sommes heureux que nous ayons affirmé. | We are happy that we affirmed. |
vous | ayez affirmé | Il est important que vous ayez affirmé. | It is important that you affirmed. |
ils | aient affirmé | Ils sont sûrs qu’ils aient affirmé. | They are sure they affirmed. |
elles | aient affirmé | Elles ont peur qu’elles aient affirmé. | They are afraid they affirmed. |
Other Conjugations for Affirmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affirmer
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Affirmer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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