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affronter

to confront


Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jeaffronte
tuaffrontes
il/elleaffronte
nousaffrontons
vousaffrontez
ils/ellesaffrontent
2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai affronté
tuas affronté
il/ellea affronté
nousavons affronté
vousavez affronté
ils/ellesont affronté
3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jeaffrontais
tuaffrontais
il/elleaffrontait
nousaffrontions
vousaffrontiez
ils/ellesaffrontaient
4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jeaffronterai
tuaffronteras
il/elleaffrontera
nousaffronterons
vousaffronterez
ils/ellesaffronteront
5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jeaffronterais
tuaffronterais
il/elleaffronterait
nousaffronterions
vousaffronteriez
ils/ellesaffronteraient
6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jeaffronte
tuaffrontes
il/elleaffronte
nousaffrontions
vousaffrontiez
ils/ellesaffrontent
7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais affronté
tuavais affronté
il/elleavait affronté
nousavions affronté
vousaviez affronté
ils/ellesavaient affronté

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Common questions
Is "affronter" regular or irregular in French?
"affronter" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "affronter" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "affronter" conjugates as: affronte, affrontes, affrontons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "affronter" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "affronter" conjugates as: ai affronté, as affronté, avons affronté, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "affronter" in French?
"affronter" (to confront) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.