Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Introduction to the verb fouiller
The English translation of the French verb fouiller is “to search” or “to rummage through”. The infinitive form of fouiller is pronounced “foo-yay”.
The word fouiller comes from the Old French word “fulir”, meaning “to rummage” or “to search”. It is often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action or event in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais fouillé mon sac, j’aurais trouvé mes clés. (If I had searched my bag, I would have found my keys.)
- Elle aurait retrouvé ses lunettes si elle avait fouillé dans sa chambre. (She would have found her glasses if she had searched her room.)
- Nous aurions gagné du temps si nous avions fouillé les dossiers avant la réunion. (We would have saved time if we had searched through the files before the meeting.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fouillé | Si j’avais eu le temps, j’aurais fouillé. | If I had had the time, I would have searched. |
tu | aurais fouillé | Tu aurais fouillé dans tes poches. | You would have searched in your pockets. |
il | aurait fouillé | Il aurait fouillé dans les dossiers. | He would have searched in the files. |
elle | aurait fouillé | Elle aurait fouillé dans son sac. | She would have searched in her bag. |
on | aurait fouillé | On aurait fouillé partout. | One would have searched everywhere. |
nous | aurions fouillé | Nous aurions fouillé la maison. | We would have searched the house. |
vous | auriez fouillé | Vous auriez fouillé le jardin. | You would have searched the garden. |
ils | auraient fouillé | Ils auraient fouillé la cave. | They would have searched the basement. |
elles | auraient fouillé | Elles auraient fouillé leurs valises. | They (female) would have searched their suitcases. |
Other Conjugations for Fouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouiller
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Fouiller – 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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