Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Introduction to the verb fourber
The English translation of the French verb fourber is “to cheat” or “to deceive.” It is pronounced “foor-BAY.”
The language origin of fourber can be traced back to the Old French word “forber,” which meant “to steal” or “to deceive.” Over time, the meaning shifted to its current definition of “to cheat” or “to deceive.” In everyday French, fourber is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of fourber used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su qu’il allait me fourber, je ne lui aurais jamais fait confiance. (If I had known he was going to cheat me, I would never have trusted him.)
- Elle m’aurait menti pour me fourber et obtenir ce qu’elle voulait. (She would have lied to me to deceive me and get what she wanted.)
- Nous aurions été plus prudents si nous avions su qu’ils étaient des fourbes. (We would have been more cautious if we had known they were deceitful.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fourber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fourbu | J’aurais fourbu trop de temps. | I would have fooled around too much. |
tu | aurais fourbu | Tu aurais fourbu la règle. | You would have broken the rule. |
il | aurait fourbu | Il aurait fourbu sa parole. | He would have broken his word. |
elle | aurait fourbu | Elle aurait fourbu sa confiance. | She would have betrayed his trust. |
on | aurait fourbu | On aurait fourbu le plan. | One would have ruined the plan. |
nous | aurions fourbu | Nous aurions fourbu nos adversaires. | We would have outsmarted our opponents. |
vous | auriez fourbu | Vous auriez fourbu le système. | You would have conned the system. |
ils | auraient fourbu | Ils auraient fourbu leur travail. | They would have messed up their work. |
elles | auraient fourbu | Elles auraient fourbu la fête. | They (female) would have ruined the party. |
Other Conjugations for Fourber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourber
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Fourber – 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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