Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Introduction to the verb affairer
The English translation of the French verb affairer is “to concern,” “to involve,” or “to occupy.” The infinitive form is pronounced “a-fair-er.”
The word affairer comes from the Old French word “aferer” which means “to make busy” or “to engage.” It is derived from the Latin word “afficare” which means “to do” or “to make.”
In everyday French, affairer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense. This tense is used to express something that could have happened in the past, but did not. It is typically used in complex or hypothetical situations.
Examples of affairer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu t’affaires à la préparation du dîner. (I wish you had been busy preparing dinner.)
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Il aurait fallu que nous nous affairions à trouver une solution. (We should have been busy finding a solution.)
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Elle aurait préféré que ses enfants s’affairent à leurs devoirs plutôt que de regarder la télévision. (She would have preferred that her children had been busy doing their homework instead of watching TV.)
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I wish you had been busy preparing dinner.
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We should have been busy finding a solution.
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She would have preferred that her children had been busy doing their homework instead of watching TV.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affairer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse affairé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse affairé. | I wish I had hurried. |
tu | eusses affairé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses affairé. | I wish you had hurried. |
il | eût affairé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût affairé. | I wish he had hurried. |
elle | eût affairé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût affairé. | I wish she had hurried. |
on | eût affairé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût affairé. | I wish one had hurried. |
nous | eussions affairé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions affairé. | I wish we had hurried. |
vous | eussiez affairé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez affairé. | I wish you had hurried. |
ils | eussent affairé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent affairé. | I wish they had hurried. |
elles | eussent affairé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent affairé. | I wish they had hurried. |
Other Conjugations for Affairer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affairer
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Affairer – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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