Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Introduction to the verb faluner
The English translation of the French verb “faluner” is “to loiter” or “to hang around”. The infinitive form of “faluner” is pronounced as “fah-loo-neh”.
The verb “faluner” has its origins in the French word “falon” which means “idler”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary tense used to describe completed actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of “faluner” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Je falunai dans le parc toute la journée. (I loitered in the park all day.)
- Elle faluna devant le cinéma en attendant ses amis. (She hung around in front of the cinema while waiting for her friends.)
- Les enfants falunèrent dans les rues du quartier pendant les vacances. (The children loitered in the streets of the neighborhood during the holidays.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is primarily used in formal or written French, and in everyday spoken French, the Passé Composé tense is more commonly used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of faluner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | falunai | J’ai falunai le sable. | I sifted the sand. |
Tu | falunas | Tu falunas la farine. | You sifted the flour. |
Il | faluna | Il faluna le sucre. | He sifted the sugar. |
Elle | faluna | Elle faluna la terre. | She sifted the soil. |
On | faluna | On faluna les grains. | One sifted the grains. |
Nous | falunâmes | Nous falunâmes le café. | We sifted the coffee. |
Vous | falunâtes | Vous falunâtes la poudre. | You sifted the powder. |
Ils | falunèrent | Ils falunèrent le sel. | They sifted the salt. |
Elles | falunèrent | Elles falunèrent le ciment. | They (feminine) sifted the cement. |
Other Conjugations for Faluner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
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Faluner – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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