Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Introduction to the verb affourcher
The English translation of the French verb affourcher is “to hitch up” or “to harness.” It is pronounced “a-foor-shay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of affourcher can be traced back to the Old French word “fourcher,” meaning “to fork” or “to divide.” It evolved into the word “affourcher” in the 16th century, and has been used in French ever since.
In everyday French, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical. It is often used in conjunction with the conditional tense to express a condition or possibility.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of affourcher in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Il fallait que tu l’aies affourché avant de partir. (You had to have harnessed it before leaving.)
- J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez affourché les chevaux pour moi. (I would have liked for you to have hitched up the horses for me.)
- Si j’étais arrivé plus tôt, j’aurais pu t’aider à affourcher le chariot. (If I had arrived earlier, I could have helped you to harness the cart.)
In all of these examples, affourcher is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that is uncertain or hypothetical in the past. Its usage is most often seen in conditional or if/then statements.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of affourcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse affourché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse affourché. | I wish I had hitched. |
tu | eusses affourché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses affourché. | I wish you had hitched. |
il | eût affourché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût affourché. | I wish he had hitched. |
elle | eût affourché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût affourché. | I wish she had hitched. |
on | eût affourché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût affourché. | I wish one had hitched. |
nous | eussions affourché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions affourché. | I wish we had hitched. |
vous | eussiez affourché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez affourché. | I wish you had hitched. |
ils | eussent affourché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent affourché. | I wish they had hitched. |
elles | eussent affourché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent affourché. | I wish they had hitched. |
Other Conjugations for Affourcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affourcher
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Affourcher – 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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