Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Introduction to the verb fesser
The English translation of the French verb fesser is “to spank.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “fuh-say.”
The language origin of fesser can be traced back to the Old French word “fesser” which means “to strike with a whip or rod.” It was derived from the Latin word “fiscella” meaning “a small basket used for carrying money.” In everyday French, fesser is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si j’avais été méchant, tu m’aurais fessé. (If I had been naughty, you would have spanked me.)
- Elle aurait fessé son fils s’il avait désobéi. (She would have spanked her son if he had disobeyed.)
- Nous aurions fessé ces chiens s’ils avaient mordu quelqu’un. (We would have spanked these dogs if they had bitten someone.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fesser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fessé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais fessé. | I would have spanked you. |
tu | aurais fessé | Tu aurais mieux fait de ne pas le faire. | You would have done better not to do it. |
il | aurait fessé | Il aurait fessé son enfant. | He would have spanked his child. |
elle | aurait fessé | Elle aurait aimé être fessée. | She would have liked to be spanked. |
on | aurait fessé | On aurait dû fesser le chien. | One should have spanked the dog. |
nous | aurions fessé | Nous aurions mieux fait de ne pas fesser. | We would have done better not to spank. |
vous | auriez fessé | Vous auriez pu fesser plus fort. | You could have spanked harder. |
ils | auraient fessé | Ils auraient été fessés en public. | They would have been spanked in public. |
elles | auraient fessé | Elles auraient fessé leurs enfants. | They (female) would have spanked their children. |
Other Conjugations for Fesser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fesser
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Fesser – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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