Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Introduction to the verb faufiler
The English translation of the French verb faufiler is “to slip through/to sneak,” and it is pronounced as “foh-fee-lay.”
The origin of the word faufiler can be traced back to the Old French word “faufiler,” which meant “to slip through a hole.” It is derived from the Latin word “foramen,” which means “hole” or “opening.”
In everyday French, faufiler is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense and adding the past participle of faufiler (faufilé).
Here are 3 simple examples of faufiler in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais faufilé à temps, j’aurais évité l’accident. (If I had slipped through in time, I would have avoided the accident.)
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Elle se serait faufilée discrètement dans la pièce pour ne pas être vue. (She would have snuck quietly into the room to not be seen.)
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Nous aurions faufilé notre chemin à travers la foule pour arriver en retard au concert. (We would have sneaked our way through the crowd to arrive late at the concert.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of faufiler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais faufilé | Si j’avais su, je me serais faufilé. | I would have snuck in. |
tu | aurais faufilé | Tu aurais faufilé à travers les rues. | You would have snuck through the streets. |
il | aurait faufilé | Il aurait faufilé sa main dans la foule. | He would have threaded his hand through the crowd. |
elle | aurait faufilé | Elle aurait faufilé ses doigts dans les cordes. | She would have weaved her fingers through the strings. |
on | aurait faufilé | On aurait faufilé entre les voitures. | One would have snuck between the cars. |
nous | aurions faufilé | Nous aurions faufilé à travers les barricades. | We would have snuck through the barricades. |
vous | auriez faufilé | Vous auriez faufilé discrètement. | You would have sneaked quietly. |
ils | auraient faufilé | Ils auraient faufilé derrière l’ennemi. | They would have snuck behind the enemy. |
elles | auraient faufilé | Elles auraient faufilé leurs chemins dans la foule. | They (female) would have weaved their way through the crowd. |
Other Conjugations for Faufiler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faufiler
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Faufiler – 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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