Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Introduction to the verb flouer
The English translation of the French verb flouer is “to deceive” or “to trick.” It is pronounced “floo-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word “flouer” comes from the Latin word “folium” meaning “leaf.” In the past, it was used to describe the act of throwing leaves or dust in someone’s eyes to distract or deceive them. Over time, it evolved to mean any form of deceit or trickery.
In everyday French, the verb flouer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical situation in the past or to talk about regrets. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais su qu’il voulait me flouer, je ne lui aurais pas fait confiance. (If I had known he wanted to deceive me, I wouldn’t have trusted him.)
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Nous aurions gagné si l’arbitre n’avait pas floué l’équipe adverse. (We would have won if the referee hadn’t tricked the opposing team.)
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J’aurais aimé savoir qu’il me flouerait avant de lui prêter de l’argent. (I wish I had known he would deceive me before lending him money.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of flouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais floué | J’aurais floué mon patron. | I would have tricked my boss. |
tu | aurais floué | Tu aurais floué tes amis. | You would have deceived your friends. |
il | aurait floué | Il aurait floué ses parents. | He would have conned his parents. |
elle | aurait floué | Elle aurait floué sa soeur. | She would have cheated her sister. |
on | aurait floué | On aurait floué les clients. | One would have swindled the clients. |
nous | aurions floué | Nous aurions floué le système. | We would have fooled the system. |
vous | auriez floué | Vous auriez floué vos collègues. | You would have misled your colleagues. |
ils | auraient floué | Ils auraient floué le public. | They would have duped the public. |
elles | auraient floué | Elles auraient floué leurs partenaires. | They (female) would have deceived their partners. |
Other Conjugations for Flouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flouer
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Flouer – 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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