Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affecter
Introduction to the verb affecter
The English translation of the French verb affecter is “to affect” or “to impact.” It is pronounced as /a.fɛk.te/ in its infinitive form.
Affecter comes from the Latin word “afficere,” meaning “to influence or affect.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
- Il fallait que tu aies affecté ton comportement au lieu et à l’occasion. (It was necessary for you to have affected your behavior to the place and the occasion.)
- Nous aurions aimé que vous ayez affecté plus d’argent à la recherche scientifique. (We would have liked for you to have allocated more money to scientific research.)
- Il était probable qu’elle eût affecté son héritage à des œuvres de bienfaisance. (It was likely that she had affected her inheritance to charitable causes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse affecté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse affecté. | I wish I had affected. |
tu | eusses affecté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses affecté. | I wish you had affected. |
il | eût affecté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût affecté. | I wish he had affected. |
elle | eût affecté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût affecté. | I wish she had affected. |
on | eût affecté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût affecté. | I wish one had affected. |
nous | eussions affecté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions affecté. | I wish we had affected. |
vous | eussiez affecté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez affecté. | I wish you had affected. |
ils | eussent affecté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent affecté. | I wish they had affected. |
elles | eussent affecté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent affecté. | I wish they had 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
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 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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