Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Introduction to the verb faignanter
The English translation of the French verb “faignanter” is “to laze around” or “to loaf”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “fen-tay”.
The word “faignanter” comes from the Old French word “faindre”, meaning “to pretend”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who is idle, lazy, or pretending to work.
Examples of usage:
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Il passe la journée à faignanter au lieu de faire ses devoirs.
(He spends the day lazing around instead of doing his homework.) -
Pendant les vacances, ils aiment faignanter sur la plage.
(During the holidays, they enjoy loafing on the beach.) -
Arrête de faignanter et mets-toi au travail !
(Stop lazing around and get to work!)
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Faignanter – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of faignanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | faignant | Je faignante | I am loafing around |
Tu | faignantes | Tu faignantes | You are loafing around |
Il | faignante | Il faignante | He is loafing around |
Elle | faignante | Elle faignante | She is loafing around |
On | faignante | On faignante | One is loafing around |
Nous | faignant | Nous faignant | We are loafing around |
Vous | faignante | Vous faignante | You are loafing around |
Ils | faignants | Ils faignants | They are loafing around (masculine) |
Elles | faignantes | Elles faignantes | They are loafing around (feminine) |
Other Conjugations for Faignanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb faignanter
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