Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Introduction to the verb afflouer
The English translation of the French verb afflouer is “to flood” or “to inundate.” It is pronounced as ah-floo-ay.
Afflouer comes from the Old French word “afluwer” which means “to flood,” and ultimately derives from the Latin word “adfluere” meaning “to flow to.”
In everyday French, afflouer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past hypothetical action or situation. It is often used in conjunction with other verbs to express an action that was supposed to happen in the past.
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies affloué le jardin avant que la tempête n’arrive. (I wish you had flooded the garden before the storm arrived.)
- Il fallait que nous ayons affloué les rues pour éviter l’inondation. (We had to flood the streets to avoid the flood.)
- La ville avait été évacuée avant que la rivière n’eût affloué les maisons. (The city had been evacuated before the river flooded the houses.)
Overall, afflouer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express past actions or situations that were supposed to happen or were necessary in order to avoid a certain outcome.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of afflouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse affloué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse affloué. | I wish I had flooded. |
tu | eusses affloué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses affloué. | I wish you had flooded. |
il | eût affloué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût affloué. | I wish he had flooded. |
elle | eût affloué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût affloué. | I wish she had flooded. |
on | eût affloué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût affloué. | I wish one had flooded. |
nous | eussions affloué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions affloué. | I wish we had flooded. |
vous | eussiez affloué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez affloué. | I wish you had flooded. |
ils | eussent affloué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent affloué. | I wish they had flooded. |
elles | eussent affloué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent affloué. | I wish they had flooded. |
Other Conjugations for Afflouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb afflouer
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Afflouer – 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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