Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Introduction to the verb fouiller
The English translation of the French verb fouiller is “to search” or “to rummage.” It is pronounced as “foo-yay.”
The word fouiller comes from the Old French word “foillier” meaning “to sift through” or “to search.” It is derived from the Latin word “folia” which means “leaves” or “pages.” In everyday French, fouiller is often used to describe searching or rummaging through something, whether it be a physical space or one’s thoughts.
Fouiller is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense when expressing a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by using the imperfect subjunctive of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être,” followed by the past participle of fouiller.
Here are three examples of fouiller in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- Il fallait que j’aie fouillé dans mes souvenirs pour me rappeler son nom. (It was necessary that I had searched through my memories to remember his name.)
- Si tu m’avais dit ce que je devais trouver, j’aurais fouillé plus efficacement. (If you had told me what I was supposed to find, I would have searched more effectively.)
- Il avait peur qu’elle eût fouillé dans ses affaires pendant son absence. (He was afraid that she had rummaged through his things while he was away.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse fouillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse fouillé. | I wish I had searched. |
tu | eusses fouillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses fouillé. | I wish you had searched. |
il | eût fouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût fouillé. | I wish he had searched. |
elle | eût fouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût fouillé. | I wish she had searched. |
on | eût fouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût fouillé. | I wish one had searched. |
nous | eussions fouillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions fouillé. | I wish we had searched. |
vous | eussiez fouillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez fouillé. | I wish you had searched. |
ils | eussent fouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent fouillé. | I wish they had searched. |
elles | eussent fouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent fouillé. | I wish they had searched. |
Other Conjugations for Fouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
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Fouiller – 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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