Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Introduction to the verb faignanter
The English translation of the French verb faignanter is “to laze around” or “to slack off”. The infinitive form of faignanter is pronounced as “fayn-gahn-tay”.
The word faignanter comes from the French word “fainéant” which means “lazy” or “idler”. It is derived from the Old French word “faineant” which comes from the Latin word “fācinus” meaning “crime” or “bad deed”.
In everyday French, faignanter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a completed action in the past that is uncertain or doubtful. It is usually used in a negative sentence or in a question.
Example 1:
Je doute que tu aies faignanté toute la journée.
(I doubt that you have been lazing around all day.)
Example 2:
Elle n’avait pas cru que son frère aurait faignanté pendant les vacances.
(She didn’t believe that her brother would have been slacking off during the holidays.)
Example 3:
Est-ce que vous douteriez qu’ils aient faignanté au lieu d’étudier?
(Would you doubt that they have been lazy instead of studying?)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express doubt or uncertainty about the action of lazing around in the past. The auxiliary verbs “avoir” and “être” are conjugated in the present subjunctive form before the past participle of “faignanter” (aies faignanté, aurait faignanté, aient faignanté). The word “que” is used to introduce the subordinate clause in these sentences.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of faignanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse faignanté | Je regrette que j’eusse faignanté. | I wish I hadn’t lazed around. |
tu | eusses faignanté | Je regrette que tu eusses faignanté. | I wish you hadn’t lazed around. |
il | eût faignanté | Je regrette qu’il eût faignanté. | I wish he hadn’t lazed around. |
elle | eût faignanté | Je regrette qu’elle eût faignanté. | I wish she hadn’t lazed around. |
on | eût faignanté | Je regrette qu’on eût faignanté. | I wish one hadn’t lazed around. |
nous | eussions faignanté | Je regrette que nous eussions faignanté. | I wish we hadn’t lazed around. |
vous | eussiez faignanté | Je regrette que vous eussiez faignanté. | I wish you hadn’t lazed around. |
ils | eussent faignanté | Je regrette qu’ils eussent faignanté. | I wish they hadn’t lazed around. |
elles | eussent faignanté | Je regrette qu’elles eussent faignanté. | I wish they hadn’t lazed around. |
Other Conjugations for Faignanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
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Faignanter – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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