Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
Introduction to the verb faluner
The English translation of the French verb faluner is “to falter” or “to stumble.” It is pronounced as “fah-loo-nay.”
The word faluner comes from the Latin word “fallere,” meaning “to deceive.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal past action. This tense is formed with the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of using faluner in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais suivi ses conseils, je n’aurais pas faluné lors de la présentation. (If I had followed his advice, I wouldn’t have stumbled during the presentation.)
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Tu aurais certainement gagné si tu n’avais pas faluné à la dernière minute. (You would have definitely won if you hadn’t faltered at the last minute.)
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Nous serions arrivés à temps si le chauffeur n’avait pas faluné en route. (We would have arrived on time if the driver hadn’t stumbled on the way.)
In these examples, faluner is used to describe a moment of hesitation or stumbling that could have been avoided if certain conditions were met.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of faluner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais faluné | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais faluné. | I would have hiked with you. |
tu | aurais faluné | Tu aurais faluné en montagne. | You would have hiked in the mountains. |
il | aurait faluné | Il aurait faluné avec ses amis. | He would have hiked with his friends. |
elle | aurait faluné | Elle aurait faluné dans la forêt. | She would have hiked in the forest. |
on | aurait faluné | On aurait faluné toute la journée. | One would have hiked all day. |
nous | aurions faluné | Nous aurions faluné en famille. | We would have hiked as a family. |
vous | auriez faluné | Vous auriez faluné avec nous. | You would have hiked with us. |
ils | auraient faluné | Ils auraient faluné dans les Alpes. | They would have hiked in the Alps. |
elles | auraient faluné | Elles auraient faluné ensemble. | They (female) would have hiked together. |
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
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 (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faluner
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Faluner – 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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