Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Introduction to the verb fauter
The English translation of the French verb fauter is “to sin” or “to fault”. It is pronounced as “foh-tay” in the infinitive form.
The word “fauter” comes from the Latin word “fallere” which means “to deceive” or “to fail”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about past actions or events that have been completed.
Examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai fauté en mentant à mes parents. (I sinned by lying to my parents.)
- Elle a fauté en trichant à l’examen. (She faulted by cheating on the exam.)
- Nous avons fauté en ne respectant pas les règles. (We sinned by not following the rules.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of fauter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai fauté | J’ai fauté en trichant. | I made a mistake by cheating. |
tu | as fauté | Tu as fauté en mentant. | You made a mistake by lying. |
il | a fauté | Il a fauté en volant. | He made a mistake by stealing. |
elle | a fauté | Elle a fauté en trompant. | She made a mistake by cheating. |
on | a fauté | On a fauté en désobéissant. | We made a mistake by disobeying. |
nous | avons fauté | Nous avons fauté en trichant. | We made a mistake by cheating. |
vous | avez fauté | Vous avez fauté en mentant. | You made a mistake by lying. |
ils | ont fauté | Ils ont fauté en volant. | They made a mistake by stealing. |
elles | ont fauté | Elles ont fauté en trompant. | They made a mistake by cheating. |
Other Conjugations for Fauter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fauter
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Fauter – 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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