Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) 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 shirk.” It is pronounced as “feh-nyahn-tay.”
The word faignanter comes from the Old French word “fainant,” meaning lazy or idle. It is derived from the Latin word “facere,” meaning to do, and the suffix “-ant,” indicating a person or thing performing an action. In everyday French, faignanter is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal past action.
Here are three simple examples of how faignanter is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais pu, j’aurais faignanté toute la journée. (If I could have, I would have lazed around all day.)
- Tu aurais faignanté si tu n’avais pas eu autant de travail. (You would have lazed around if you didn’t have so much work.)
- Nous aurions faignanté au bord de la piscine si le temps avait été plus chaud. (We would have lazed around by the pool if the weather had been warmer.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of faignanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais faignanté | Si j’avais su, j’aurais faignanté toute la journée. | I would have goofed off all day. |
tu | aurais faignanté | Tu aurais faignanté à la plage. | You would have lazed at the beach. |
il | aurait faignanté | Il aurait faignanté au lieu de travailler. | He would have slacked off instead of working. |
elle | aurait faignanté | Elle aurait faignanté en écoutant de la musique. | She would have daydreamed while listening to music. |
on | aurait faignanté | On aurait faignanté devant la télé. | One would have slacked off in front of the TV. |
nous | aurions faignanté | Nous aurions faignanté au parc. | We would have goofed off at the park. |
vous | auriez faignanté | Vous auriez faignanté au lieu de travailler. | You would have slacked off instead of working. |
ils | auraient faignanté | Ils auraient faignanté à la maison. | They would have goofed off at home. |
elles | auraient faignanté | Elles auraient faignanté toute la journée. | They (female) would have lazed around all day. |
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 (this article)
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 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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