The French for affirm, maintain is the verb affirmer

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French for affirm, maintain is the regular ER verb affirmer, outlined here in detail in the tenses employed in today's French language.

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The 6 Simple Tenses of the conjugated verb affirmer - French for affirm, maintain

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Here you’ll learn the conjugations of affirmer, which is French for affirm, maintain.

• I affirm, maintain.
• you affirmed.
• he will affirm, maintain.
• we would affirm, maintain.
• they may affirm, maintain.

The Verb Conjugation Tables below for affirmer, lets you to practise your French verb drills both by PRONOUN (vertically), and by TENSE (horizontally). Do these repeatedly and regularly, several times in a week while learning a verb.

VERB CONJUGATION TABLE affirmer
Simple Tenses affirmer
TENSE	je/j’	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
Present Présent affirm, maintain	affirme	affirmes	affirme	affirmons	affirmez	affirment
Past Imperfect Imparfait affirmed	affirmais	affirmais	affirmait	affirmions	affirmiez	affirmaient
Simple Past Passé Simple affirmed	affirmai	affirmas	affirma	affirmâmes	affirmâtes	affirmèrent
Future Futur will affirm, maintain	affirmerai	affirmeras	affirmera	affirmerons	affirmerez	affirmeront
Conditional Conditionnel would affirm, maintain	affirmerais	affirmerais	affirmerait	affirmerions	affirmeriez	affirmeraient
Subjunctive Subjonctif may affirm, maintain	affirme	affirmes	affirme	affirmions	affirmiez	affirment
Compound Tenses affirmer
Present Perfect Passé Composé have affirmed	ai affirmé	as affirmé	a affirmé	avons affirmé	avez affirmé	ont affirmé
Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had affirmed	avais affirmé	avais affirmé	avait affirmé	avions affirmé	aviez affirmé	avaient affirmé
Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have	aurai affirmé	auras affirmé	aura affirmé	aurons affirmé	aurez affirmé	auront affirmé
Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have affirmed	aurais affirmé	aurais affirmé	aurait affirmé	aurions affirmé	auriez affirmé	auraient affirmé
Imperative Imperatif affirm, maintain!		affirme		affirmons	affirmez

Present Indicative Tense conjugations of affirmer the French for affirm, maintain
présent de l’indicatif

j’affirme
- I affirm, maintain
tu affirmes
- you affirm, maintain - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on affirme
- he, she, it, one affirms
nous affirmons
- we affirm, maintain
vous affirmez
- you affirm, maintain (formal or plural)
ils, elles affirment
- they affirm, maintain

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Imperfect Indicative Tense conjugations of affirmer, the French for affirm, maintain
imparfait de l’indicatif

j’affirmais
- I affirmed
- I was affirming
tu affirmais
- you affirmed- (familiar or informal)
- you were affirming
il, elle, on affirmait
- he, she, it, one affirmed
- he, she, it, one was affirming
nous affirmions
- we affirmed
- we were affirming
vous affirmiez
- you affirmed- (formal or plural)
- you were affirming
ils, elles affirmaient
- they affirmed
- they were affirming

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Simple Past or Past Definite Tense conjugations of affirmer, the French for affirm, maintain
passé simple

j’affirmai
- I affirmed
tu affirmas
- you affirmed- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on affirma
- he, she, it, one affirmed
nous affirmâmes
- we affirmed
vous affirmâtes
- you affirmed- (formal or plural)
ils, elles affirmèrent
they affirmed
(The passé simple tense is mainly used in literature and books, and is rarely used in spoken French language).

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Future Tense conjugations of affirmer, the French for affirm, maintain
futur

j’affirmerai
- I will affirm, maintain
tu affirmeras
- you will affirm, maintain (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on affirmera
- he, she, it, one will affirm, maintain
nous affirmerons
- we will affirm, maintain
vous affirmerez
- you will affirm, maintain (formal or plural)
ils, elles affirmeront
- they will affirm, maintain

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Conditional Tense conjugations of affirmer, the French for affirm, maintain
conditionnel

j’affirmerais
- I would affirm, maintain
tu affirmerais
- you would affirm, maintain (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on affirmerait
- he, she, it, one would affirm, maintain
nous affirmerions
- we would affirm, maintain
vous affirmeriez
- you would affirm, maintain (formal or plural)
ils, elles affirmeraient
- they would affirm, maintain

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Present Subjunctive Tense conjugations of affirmer, the French for affirm, maintain
présent de subjonctif

que j’affirme
- that I may affirm, maintain
que tu affirmes
- that you may affirm, maintain(familiar or informal)
qu’il, qu’elle, qu’on affirme
- that he, she, it, one may affirm, maintain
que nous affirmions
- that we may affirm, maintain
que vous affirmiez
- that you may affirm, maintain(formal or plural)
qu’ils, qu’elles affirment
- that they may affirm, maintain

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The Four Compound Tenses of the French for verb affirmer - the verb ‘to affirm, maintain’ in French

Past Participle of affirmer is:
affirmé -affirmed.

The compound tenses are past tenses that are formed with the conjugations of avoir and the past participle. The key to these is in learning avoir inside out. You'll note these tenses in regular useage. Do our tables every day, building more and more verbs, and you'll be well on the way to mastering these tenses.

• I have affirmed
• you had affirmed
• he will have affirmed
• we would have affirmed

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Compound Past, Present Perfect or Past Indefinite Tense conjugations of affirmer - French for affirm, maintain
passé composé

Here’s the French for affirm, maintain conjugated with all the pronouns in the present perfect tense.
j’ai affirmé
- I have affirmed or I did affirm, maintain or
- I affirmed
tu as affirmé
- you have affirmed or you did affirm, maintain - (familiar or informal) or
- you affirmed
il, elle, on a affirmé
- he, she, it, one has affirm, maintain or did affirm, maintain
- he, she, it affirmed
nous avons affirmé
- we have affirmed or we did affirm, maintain
- we affirmed
vous avez affirmé
- you have affirmed or you did affirm, maintain (formal or plural) or
- or we affirmed
ils, elles ont affirmé
- they have affirmed or they did affirm, maintain
- they affirmed

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Past Perfect Indicative or Pluperfect Tense conjugations of affirmer - affirm, maintain in French
plus-que-parfait de l’indicatif

Here’s the French for -affirm, maintain conjugated with all the pronouns in the past perfect tense.
j’avais affirmé
- I had affirmed
tu avais affirmé
- you had affirmed- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on avait affirmé
- he, she, it, one had affirmed
nous avions affirmé
- we had affirmed
vous aviez affirmé
- you had affirmed (formal or plural)
ils, elles avaient affirmé
- they had affirmed

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Future Perfect or Future Anterior Tense conjugations of affirmer, the French for affirm, maintain
futur antérieur

j’aurai affirmé
- I will have
tu auras affirmé
- you will have - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aura affirmé
- he, she, it, one will have
nous aurons affirmé
- we will have
vous aurez affirmé
- you will have - (formal or plural)
ils, elles auront affirmé
- they will have

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Conditional Perfect Tense conjugations of affirmer, the French for affirm, maintain
conditionnel passé

j’aurais affirmé
- I would have affirmed
tu aurais affirmé
- you would have affirmed- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aurait affirmé
- he, she, it, one would have affirmed
nous aurions affirmé
- we would have affirmed
vous auriez affirmé
- you would have affirmed- (formal or plural)
ils, elles auraient affirmé
- they would have affirmed

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Imperative Tense conjugations of affirmer, the French for affirm, maintain
impératif

affirme
- affirm, maintain!
affirmons
- let’s affirm, maintain!
affirmez
- affirm, maintain!

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Present Participle of affirmer

affirmant - affirming

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