Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Introduction to the verb affoler
The English translation of the French verb affoler is “to panic” or “to drive crazy.” It is pronounced “ah-foh-leh” in the infinitive form.
The word affoler comes from the French prefix “a-” which means “to,” and the verb “foler” which means “to make crazy.” Therefore, it can be translated as “to drive to madness” or “to cause panic.”
In everyday French, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past. In this tense, affoler is conjugated as “aie affolé” for the first person singular, “aies affolé” for the second person singular, “ait affolé” for the third person singular, and so on.
Three examples of affoler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations are:
-
Il aurait fallu que j’aie affolé mon chien pour qu’il se mette à aboyer sans raison. (I would have had to panic my dog for him to start barking for no reason.)
-
Si tu avais fait ça, il aurait fallu que tu aies affolé tout le monde. (If you had done that, everyone would have had to panic.)
-
Nos parents auraient aimé que nous n’ayons pas affolé les invités pendant le dîner. (Our parents would have liked us to not panic the guests during dinner.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | eusse affolé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse affolé. | I wish I had panicked. |
tu | eusses affolé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses affolé. | I wish you had panicked. |
il | eût affolé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût affolé. | I wish he had panicked. |
elle | eût affolé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût affolé. | I wish she had panicked. |
on | eût affolé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût affolé. | I wish one had panicked. |
nous | eussions affolé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions affolé. | I wish we had panicked. |
vous | eussiez affolé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez affolé. | I wish you had panicked. |
ils | eussent affolé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent affolé. | I wish they had panicked. |
elles | eussent affolé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent affolé. | I wish they had panicked. |
Other Conjugations for Affoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affoler
(this article)
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the affoler Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense conjugation!
Affoler – 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
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb affoler. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!