Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Introduction to the verb fouailler
The English translation of the French verb fouailler is “to scourge” or “to whip.” It is pronounced as “foo-ah-yay.”
The origins of fouailler can be traced back to the Latin word “fustis,” meaning “stick” or “club.” In Old French, it evolved into “fouet,” which means “whip.” In everyday French, fouailler is used figuratively to mean “to scold” or “to punish severely.”
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, fouailler is used to express a hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past. Here are three examples of its usage:
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Si j’avais été à la réunion, le directeur m’aurait fouaillé pour mon retard. (If I had been at the meeting, the boss would have scolded me for my lateness.)
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Ils auraient fouaillé leur fils s’ils avaient su qu’il avait volé de l’argent. (They would have whipped their son if they had known he had stolen money.)
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Je t’aurais fouaillé si tu avais oublié notre anniversaire de mariage. (I would have punished you if you had forgotten our wedding anniversary.)
In these examples, fouailler is used to express a consequence or punishment in a hypothetical situation.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fouailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fouaillé | Si j’avais le temps, je t’aurais fouaillé. | If I had the time, I would have searched you. |
tu | aurais fouaillé | Tu aurais fouaillé dans tes poches. | You would have searched your pockets. |
il | aurait fouaillé | Il aurait fouaillé dans le jardin. | He would have searched in the garden. |
elle | aurait fouaillé | Elle aurait fouaillé dans sa valise. | She would have searched in her suitcase. |
on | aurait fouaillé | On aurait fouaillé partout. | One would have searched everywhere. |
nous | aurions fouaillé | Nous aurions fouaillé la maison. | We would have searched the house. |
vous | auriez fouaillé | Vous auriez fouaillé dans vos sacs. | You would have searched in your bags. |
ils | auraient fouaillé | Ils auraient fouaillé dans les bois. | They would have searched in the woods. |
elles | auraient fouaillé | Elles auraient fouaillé dans leurs livres. | They (female) would have searched in their books. |
Other Conjugations for Fouailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
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Fouailler – 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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