Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Introduction to the verb farfouiller
The English translation of the French verb farfouiller is “to rummage” or “to dig around.” It is pronounced as “far-foo-yay.”
The language origin of farfouiller is that it comes from the French word “fouiller” which means “to search” or “to rummage.” The prefix “far-” is added to intensify the action, so farfouiller carries a stronger connotation of digging or searching than its base word.
In every day French, farfouiller is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express what would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais cherché plus tôt, j’aurais trouvé mes clés. (If I had searched earlier, I would have found my keys.)
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Il aurait farfouillé dans tous les tiroirs pour trouver son stylo. (He would have rummaged through all the drawers to find his pen.)
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Nous serions rentrés plus tôt si nous n’avions pas dû farfouiller dans nos valises. (We would have come back earlier if we hadn’t had to dig around in our suitcases.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of farfouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais farfouillé | Si j’étais venu plus tôt, j’aurais farfouillé dans mes affaires. | If I had come earlier, I would have rummaged through my things. |
tu | aurais farfouillé | Tu aurais farfouillé dans ton sac. | You would have searched through your bag. |
il | aurait farfouillé | Il aurait farfouillé dans la boîte. | He would have rummaged through the box. |
elle | aurait farfouillé | Elle aurait farfouillé dans ses tiroirs. | She would have searched through her drawers. |
on | aurait farfouillé | On aurait farfouillé dans le grenier. | One would have searched through the attic. |
nous | aurions farfouillé | Nous aurions farfouillé dans le placard. | We would have searched through the closet. |
vous | auriez farfouillé | Vous auriez farfouillé dans vos dossiers. | You would have searched through your files. |
ils | auraient farfouillé | Ils auraient farfouillé dans la maison. | They would have searched through the house. |
elles | auraient farfouillé | Elles auraient farfouillé dans leurs sacs. | They (female) would have searched through their bags. |
Other Conjugations for Farfouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb farfouiller
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Farfouiller – 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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