Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Introduction to the verb afficher
The English translation of the French verb afficher is “to display” or “to post.” It is pronounced [ah-fee-shay] in its infinitive form.
In terms of language origin, afficher comes from the Old French word affichier, meaning “to fix or attach.” It is derived from the Latin word affigere, which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, afficher is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that was completed before another past action. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb avoir or être and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of afficher in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé qu’il eût affiché les consignes avant mon arrivée. (I wish he had displayed the instructions before my arrival.)
- Nous aurions préféré qu’elle eût affiché les horaires de train dès hier soir. (We would have preferred if she had posted the train schedules yesterday evening.)
- Il était important que vous eussiez affiché les résultats du concours avant la fin de la journée. (It was important that you had displayed the contest results before the end of the day.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of afficher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse affiché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse affiché. | I wish I had displayed. |
tu | eusses affiché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses affiché. | I wish you had displayed. |
il | eût affiché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût affiché. | I wish he had displayed. |
elle | eût affiché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût affiché. | I wish she had displayed. |
on | eût affiché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût affiché. | I wish one had displayed. |
nous | eussions affiché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions affiché. | I wish we had displayed. |
vous | eussiez affiché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez affiché. | I wish you had displayed. |
ils | eussent affiché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent affiché. | I wish they had displayed. |
elles | eussent affiché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent affiché. | I wish they had displayed. |
Other Conjugations for Afficher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afficher
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Afficher – 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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