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FRENCH VERB

afficher

to display, to put up

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: affiché
  • Present participle: affichant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I display
  2. tu you display
  3. il, elle, on he/she displays
  4. nous we display
  5. vous you display
  6. ils, elles they display

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I displayed
  2. tu you displayed
  3. il, elle, on he/she displayed
  4. nous we displayed
  5. vous you displayed
  6. ils, elles they displayed

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to display
  2. tu you used to display
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to display
  4. nous we used to display
  5. vous you used to display
  6. ils, elles they used to display

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will display
  2. tu you will display
  3. il, elle, on he/she will display
  4. nous we will display
  5. vous you will display
  6. ils, elles they will display

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would display
  2. tu you would display
  3. il, elle, on he/she would display
  4. nous we would display
  5. vous you would display
  6. ils, elles they would display

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I display
  2. tu (that) you display
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she display
  4. nous (that) we display
  5. vous (that) you display
  6. ils, elles (that) they display

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu display!
  2. nous display! (let’s)
  3. vous display! (plural, or formal)

How to use afficher

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    On affiche les résultats dans le couloir à midi.

    We put the results up in the corridor at noon.

  2. Past

    J'ai affiché le planning sur la porte de la cuisine.

    I put the schedule up on the kitchen door.

  3. Imperfect

    Le cinéma affichait complet tous les samedis soirs.

    The cinema was sold out every Saturday night.

  4. Future

    On affichera les photos de la fête dans l'entrée.

    We'll put up the photos from the party in the entrance.

  5. Conditional

    L'écran afficherait l'heure s'il était bien branché.

    The screen would show the time if it were plugged in properly.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que vous affichiez les prix en vitrine.

    You need to display the prices in the window.

  7. Imperative

    Affiche le menu du jour avant l'ouverture.

    Put up today's menu before opening.

Good to know

  • Afficher complet is sold out, on a cinema or a concert. S'afficher avec quelqu'un is to be seen with them.

Where you hear afficher

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Advanced Level 1

  • On affiche les horaires dans la salle des professeurs. We display the hours in the teachers' room.
  • J'ai affiché le règlement hier soir. I put up the rules last night.
  • Il sera affiché ce soir. It will be displayed tonight.

French · Advanced Level 3

  • On affiche les horaires dans la salle des professeurs. We display the hours in the teachers' room.
  • J'ai affiché le règlement hier soir. I put up the rules last night.
  • Il sera affiché ce soir. It will be displayed tonight.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.