Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Introduction to the verb affliger
The English translation of the French verb affliger is “to afflict” or “to distress.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-flee-zhay.”
Affliger comes from the Latin word “affligere,” meaning “to strike down” or “to afflict.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past action or event that is uncertain or hypothetical. This tense is commonly used in polite or formal language.
Here are three examples of affliger in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their English translations:
- Il était désolé que son discours ait affligé sa famille. (He was sorry that his speech had distressed his family.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu n’aies pas été affligé par ces nouvelles. (I would have preferred that you had not been afflicted by this news.)
- Nous regrettons que notre absence ait affligé nos amis. (We regret that our absence has distressed our friends.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of affliger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie affligé | Je suis étonné que j’aie affligé. | I’m surprised that I afflicted. |
tu | aies affligé | Tu crains que tu aies affligé. | You fear that you afflicted. |
il | ait affligé | Il est possible qu’il ait affligé. | It’s possible he afflicted. |
elle | ait affligé | Elle fait semblant qu’elle ait affligé. | She pretends she afflicted. |
on | ait affligé | On veut qu’on ait affligé. | We want it to have afflicted. |
nous | ayons affligé | Il est essentiel que nous ayons affligé. | It’s essential that we afflicted. |
vous | ayez affligé | Il est important que vous ayez affligé. | It’s important that you afflicted. |
ils | aient affligé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient affligé. | They doubt they afflicted. |
elles | aient affligé | Elles disent qu’elles aient affligé. | They say they afflicted. |
Other Conjugations for Affliger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affliger
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Affliger – 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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