French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | affronte | affrontais | affronterai | affronterais | affronte | affrontasse | ||
| tu | affrontes | affrontais | affronteras | affronterais | affrontes | affrontasses | ||
| il | affronte | affrontait | affrontera | affronterait | affronte | affrontât | ||
| nous | affrontons | affrontions | affronterons | affronterions | affrontions | affrontassions | ||
| vous | affrontez | affrontiez | affronterez | affronteriez | affrontiez | affrontassiez | ||
| ils | affrontent | affrontaient | affronteront | affronteraient | affrontent | affrontassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai affronté | avais affronté | aurai affronté | aurais affronté | aie affronté | eusse affronté | ||
| tu | as affronté | avais affronté | auras affronté | aurais affronté | aies affronté | eusses affronté | ||
| il | a affronté | avait affronté | aura affronté | aurait affronté | ait affronté | eût affronté | ||
| nous | avons affronté | avions affronté | aurons affronté | aurions affronté | ayons affronté | eussions affronté | ||
| vous | avez affronté | aviez affronté | aurez affronté | auriez affronté | ayez affronté | eussiez affronté | ||
| ils | ont affronté | avaient affronté | auront affronté | auraient affronté | aient affronté | eussent affronté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | affrontai | eus affronté | (tu) | affronte | Present | affrontant | ||
| tu | affrontas | eus affronté | (nous) | affrontons | Past | affronté | ||
| il | affronta | eut affronté | (vous) | affrontez | Perfect | ayant affronté | ||
| nous | affrontâmes | eûmes affronté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | affrontâtes | eûtes affronté | (tu) | aie affronté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | affrontèrent | eurent affronté | (nous) | ayons affronté | avoir affronté | |||
| (vous) | ayez affronté | |||||||
Affronter is a regular -er verb.



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