Verb in French for lower, is affaler

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The verb in French for lower is affaler. The infinitive of this is of course 'to lower'.

On this page we have fully conjugated the French verb affaler, in all the conjugations used in modern French conversation. Learn the conjugations here by reading them, writing them and recite. That is read, write, recite!


Now if we look at the reflexive verb s'affaler, the meaning changes slightly.

S'affaler (dans ou sur) means to drop, collapse, fall down (into or onto), or to flop to use a colloquial equivalent.

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The French verb affaler fully conjugated


The 5 Simple Tenses of the conjugated French verb affaler - which is French for lower

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Here you'll learn the conjugations of affaler, French for lower.
  • I lower.
  • I lowered.
  • I will lower.
  • I would lower.
  • I may lower.

Present Indicative Tense conjugations of affaler
présent de l’indicatif - French for lower

j’affale
- I lower
tu affales
- you lower - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on affale
- he, she, it, one lowers
nous affalons
- we lower
vous affalez
- you lower (formal or plural)
ils, elles affalent
- they lower

Imperfect Indicative Tense conjugations of affaler
imparfait de l’indicatif

j’affalais
- I lowered
- I was lowering
tu affalais
- you lowered- (familiar or informal)
- you were lowering
il, elle, on affalait
- he, she, it, one lowered
- he, she, it, one was lowering
nous affalions
- we lowered
- we were lowering
vous affaliez
- you lowered- (formal or plural)
- you were lowering
ils, elles affalaient
- they lowered
- they were lowering

Future Tense conjugations of affaler
futur

j’affalerai
- I will lower
tu affaleras
- you will lower (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on affalera
- he, she, it, one will lower
nous affalerons
- we will lower
vous affalerez
- you will lower (formal or plural)
ils, elles affaleront
- they will lower

Conditional Tense conjugations of affaler
conditionnel

j’affalerais
- I would lower
tu affalerais
- you would lower (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on affalerait
- he, she, it, one would lower
nous affalerions
- we would lower
vous affaleriez
- you would lower (formal or plural)
ils, elles affaleraient
- they would lower

Present Subjunctive Tense conjugations of affaler
présent de subjonctif

que j’affale
- that I may lower
que tu affales
- that you may lower(familiar or informal)
qu’il, qu’elle, qu’on affale
- that he, she, it, one may lower
que nous affalions
- that we may lower
que vous affaliez
- that you may lower(formal or plural)
qu’ils, qu’elles affalent
- that they may lower

The Four Compound Tenses of the French for verb affaler - the verb 'to lower' in French

Past Participle of affaler is:
affalé - lowered.

The past participle is very important as it is used to form the various compound tenses, four of which are used in modern French conversation and writing. Check out the tenses in the tables below.
  • I have lowered
  • I had lowered
  • I will have lowered
  • I would have lowered

Compound Past, Present Perfect or Past Indefinite Tense conjugations of affaler - French for lower
passé composé

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

Past Perfect Indicative or Pluperfect Tense conjugations of affaler - lower in French
plus-que-parfait de l’indicatif

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

Future Perfect or Future Anterior Tense conjugations of affaler
futur antérieur

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

Conditional Perfect Tense conjugations of affaler
conditionnel passé - French for lower

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

Imperative Tense conjugations of affaler
impératif - French for lower

affale
- lower!
affalons
- let’s lower!
affalez
- lower!

Present Participle of affaler

affalant - lowering


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