Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Introduction to the verb affleurer
The English translation of the French verb affleurer is “to skim” or “to graze.” It is pronounced [a.fle.ʁe] in its infinitive form.
Affleurer comes from the Old French word “florir,” meaning “to flower” or “to bloom.” In the 16th century, it took on the meaning of “to touch lightly” or “to graze.” Today, it is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a possibility, wish, or doubt in the past.
- J’ai peur qu’il n’ait pas affleuré la surface de l’eau. (I’m afraid he didn’t skim the surface of the water.)
- Il fallait que je les affleure avec ma main pour les ramasser. (I had to graze them with my hand in order to pick them up.)
- Je doute qu’ils aient affleuré la vérité sur cette affaire. (I doubt they skimmed the truth about this matter.)
English translations:
- I’m afraid he didn’t skim the surface of the water.
- I had to graze them with my hand in order to pick them up.
- I doubt they skimmed the truth about this matter.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of affleurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie affleuré | Je doute que j’aie affleuré. | I doubt that I surfaced/rose to the surface. |
tu | aies affleuré | Il faut que tu aies affleuré. | You must have surfaced/rose to the surface. |
il | ait affleuré | Il est possible qu’il ait affleuré. | It’s possible he surfaced/rose to the surface. |
elle | ait affleuré | Elle craint qu’elle ait affleuré. | She fears she surfaced/rose to the surface. |
on | ait affleuré | On veut qu’on ait affleuré. | We want it to have been surfaced/rose to the surface. |
nous | ayons affleuré | Espérons que nous ayons affleuré. | Let’s hope we surfaced/rose to the surface. |
vous | ayez affleuré | Il est important que vous ayez affleuré. | It’s important that you surfaced/rose to the surface. |
ils | aient affleuré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient affleuré. | They doubt they surfaced/rose to the surface. |
elles | aient affleuré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient affleuré. | They prefer they surfaced/rose to the surface. |
Other Conjugations for Affleurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affleurer
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Affleurer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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