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.



The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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