L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Introduction to the verb failler
The English translation of the French verb failler is “to fail.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “fah-yay.”
The language origin of failler can be traced back to the Latin word “fallere,” which means “to deceive or disappoint.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe an action that is not successful or does not meet expectations.
Examples:
- Je ne veux pas failler à mon devoir. (I don’t want to fail in my duty.)
- Il ne faut pas failler dans notre mission. (We must not fail in our mission.)
- Elle risque de failler à son examen. (She risks failing her exam.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of failler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | faillis | Je faillis à mon devoir. | I failed my duty. |
tu | faillis | Tu faillis à ta promesse. | You failed your promise. |
il | faille | Il faille une solution. | He needs a solution. |
elle | faille | Elle faille toujours. | She always fails. |
on | faille | On faille de temps en temps. | We sometimes fail. |
nous | faillons | Nous faillons travailler plus. | We should work more. |
vous | faillez | Vous faillez trouver une solution. | You need to find a solution. |
ils | faillent | Ils faillent réussir. | They should succeed. |
elles | faillent | Elles faillent s’entendre. | They need to get along. |
Other Conjugations for Failler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb failler (this article)
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Failler – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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