Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Introduction to the verb fainéanter
The English translation of the French verb fainéanter is “to be lazy” or “to loaf around”. It is pronounced as [feh-nay-ahn-tey].
The word fainéanter comes from the Old French word “fainant”, which means “idler”. It is derived from the Latin word “fannire” which means “to be idle”. It is mostly used in informal and colloquial language in every day French.
In the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, fainéanter is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “fainéanté”. For example:
- J’ai fainéanté toute la journée hier. (I was lazy all day yesterday.)
- Tu as fainéanté pendant les vacances. (You were loafing around during the holidays.)
- Ils ont fainéanté au lieu de faire leurs devoirs. (They were lazy instead of doing their homework.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of fainéanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai fainéanté | J’ai fainéanté toute la journée. | I slacked off all day. |
tu | as fainéanté | Tu as fainéanté pendant les vacances. | You slacked off during the holidays. |
il | a fainéanté | Il a fainéanté au travail. | He slacked off at work. |
elle | a fainéanté | Elle a fainéanté à l’école. | She slacked off at school. |
on | a fainéanté | On a fainéanté toute la semaine. | We slacked off all week. |
nous | avons fainéanté | Nous avons fainéanté ensemble. | We slacked off together. |
vous | avez fainéanté | Vous avez fainéanté après le dîner. | You slacked off after dinner. |
ils | ont fainéanté | Ils ont fainéanté pendant les réunions. | They slacked off during meetings. |
elles | ont fainéanté | Elles ont fainéanté pendant les vacances. | They slacked off during the holidays. |
Other Conjugations for Fainéanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fainéanter
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Fainéanter – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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