Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Introduction to the verb affiler
The English translation of the French verb affiler is “to sharpen.” It is pronounced as “ah-fee-lay.”
The word affiler comes from the Latin word “afilare,” meaning “to sharpen.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past.
Examples of affiler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais affilé le couteau avant de commencer à couper les légumes. (I had sharpened the knife before starting to cut the vegetables.)
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Elle avait affilé ses compétences en cuisine avant d’ouvrir son propre restaurant. (She had sharpened her cooking skills before opening her own restaurant.)
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Nous avions affilé nos arguments pour convaincre nos parents de nous laisser sortir. (We had sharpened our arguments to convince our parents to let us go out.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse affilé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse affilé. | I wish I had sharpened. |
tu | eusses affilé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses affilé. | I wish you had sharpened. |
il | eût affilé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût affilé. | I wish he had sharpened. |
elle | eût affilé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût affilé. | I wish she had sharpened. |
on | eût affilé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût affilé. | I wish one had sharpened. |
nous | eussions affilé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions affilé. | I wish we had sharpened. |
vous | eussiez affilé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez affilé. | I wish you had sharpened. |
ils | eussent affilé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent affilé. | I wish they had sharpened. |
elles | eussent affilé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent affilé. | I wish they had sharpened. |
Other Conjugations for Affiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affiler
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Affiler – 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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