Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Introduction to the verb fainéanter
The English translation of the French verb fainéanter is “to laze around” or “to be idle.” The infinitive form is pronounced “fay-neh-ahn-tay.”
The word fainéanter comes from the Old French word fainéant, which means “do nothing” or “idle.” It ultimately comes from the Latin word facere, meaning “to do.” In everyday French, fainéanter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses something that would have happened in the past if certain conditions were met.
Here are three simple examples of fainéanter in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais fainéanté toute la journée. (If I had had more time, I would have lazed around all day.)
- Tu aurais mieux fait de travailler au lieu de fainéanter. (You should have worked instead of lazing around.)
- Ils auraient fainéanté sur la plage pendant leurs vacances. (They would have lazed around on the beach during their vacation.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fainéanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fainéanté | Si j’avais plus de temps, je t’aurais fainéanté. | If I had more time, I would have been lazy with you. |
tu | aurais fainéanté | Tu aurais fainéanté toute la journée. | You would have been lazy all day. |
il | aurait fainéanté | Il aurait fainéanté au soleil. | He would have been lazy in the sun. |
elle | aurait fainéanté | Elle aurait fainéanté en écoutant de la musique. | She would have been lazy while listening to music. |
on | aurait fainéanté | On aurait fainéanté ensemble. | We would have been lazy together. |
nous | aurions fainéanté | Nous aurions fainéanté toute la semaine. | We would have been lazy all week. |
vous | auriez fainéanté | Vous auriez fainéanté en vacances. | You would have been lazy on vacation. |
ils | auraient fainéanté | Ils auraient fainéanté en jouant aux jeux vidéo. | They would have been lazy playing video games. |
elles | auraient fainéanté | Elles auraient fainéanté en regardant des films. | They (female) would have been lazy watching movies. |
Other Conjugations for Fainéanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
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Fainéanter – 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
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