Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Introduction to the verb fauter
The English translation of the French verb fauter is “to commit a fault” or “to sin”. The infinitive form of fauter is pronounced as “foh-tay”.
The word fauter comes from the Old French word “fauter” which means “to sin”. It is derived from the Latin word “fallere” meaning “to deceive”. In modern French, it is mostly used in religious contexts to refer to committing a sin or a moral transgression. However, it can also be used in a more general sense to refer to making a mistake or an error.
In everyday French, the Conditionnel Passé tense is used to talk about actions that would have happened if certain conditions had been met in the past. Fauter is often used in this tense to express regret or to talk about hypothetical situations.
Example 1: Si j’avais su, je n’aurais pas fauté.
Translation: If I had known, I wouldn’t have sinned.
Example 2: Il faudrait qu’il avoue ses fautes pour être pardonné.
Translation: He would have to confess his sins to be forgiven.
Example 3: Nous aurions tous fauté à sa place.
Translation: We would all have committed the fault in his place.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fauter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fauté | Si j’avais su, j’aurais fauté. | I would have sinned. |
tu | aurais fauté | Tu aurais fauté plus tôt. | You would have sinned earlier. |
il | aurait fauté | Il aurait fauté dans cette situation. | He would have sinned in this situation. |
elle | aurait fauté | Elle aurait fauté par ignorance. | She would have sinned out of ignorance. |
on | aurait fauté | On aurait fauté sans réfléchir. | One would have sinned without thinking. |
nous | aurions fauté | Nous aurions fauté par erreur. | We would have sinned by mistake. |
vous | auriez fauté | Vous auriez fauté avec lui. | You would have sinned with him. |
ils | auraient fauté | Ils auraient fauté en cachette. | They would have sinned secretly. |
elles | auraient fauté | Elles auraient fauté par désespoir. | They (female) would have sinned out of despair. |
Other Conjugations for Fauter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
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Fauter – 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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