French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | affine | affinais | affinerai | affinerais | affine | affinasse | ||
| tu | affines | affinais | affineras | affinerais | affines | affinasses | ||
| il | affine | affinait | affinera | affinerait | affine | affinât | ||
| nous | affinons | affinions | affinerons | affinerions | affinions | affinassions | ||
| vous | affinez | affiniez | affinerez | affineriez | affiniez | affinassiez | ||
| ils | affinent | affinaient | affineront | affineraient | affinent | affinassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai affiné | avais affiné | aurai affiné | aurais affiné | aie affiné | eusse affiné | ||
| tu | as affiné | avais affiné | auras affiné | aurais affiné | aies affiné | eusses affiné | ||
| il | a affiné | avait affiné | aura affiné | aurait affiné | ait affiné | eût affiné | ||
| nous | avons affiné | avions affiné | aurons affiné | aurions affiné | ayons affiné | eussions affiné | ||
| vous | avez affiné | aviez affiné | aurez affiné | auriez affiné | ayez affiné | eussiez affiné | ||
| ils | ont affiné | avaient affiné | auront affiné | auraient affiné | aient affiné | eussent affiné | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | affinai | eus affiné | (tu) | affine | Present | affinant | ||
| tu | affinas | eus affiné | (nous) | affinons | Past | affiné | ||
| il | affina | eut affiné | (vous) | affinez | Perfect | ayant affiné | ||
| nous | affinâmes | eûmes affiné | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | affinâtes | eûtes affiné | (tu) | aie affiné | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | affinèrent | eurent affiné | (nous) | ayons affiné | avoir affiné | |||
| (vous) | ayez affiné | |||||||
Affiner is a regular -er verb.

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