Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Introduction to the verb feignanter
The English translation of the French verb feignanter is “to pretend” or “to fake.” It is pronounced as “fen-tan-tay.”
The language origin of feignanter is derived from the Old French word “faindre,” meaning “to pretend or feign.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English.
Three simple examples of feignanter used in the Passé Composé tense are:
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J’ai feignanté d’être malade pour éviter d’aller au travail. (I pretended to be sick to avoid going to work.)
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Elle a feignanté de ne pas savoir où était l’argent. (She faked not knowing where the money was.)
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Nous avons feignanté d’être occupés pour ne pas avoir à aider nos voisins. (We pretended to be busy so we wouldn’t have to help our neighbors.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of feignanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai feinté | J’ai feinté l’ignorance. | I pretended ignorance. |
tu | as feinté | Tu as feinté la maladie. | You faked the illness. |
il | a feinté | Il a feinté le sommeil. | He pretended sleep. |
elle | a feinté | Elle a feinté l’amitié. | She faked friendship. |
on | a feinté | On a feinté la surprise. | We pretended surprise. |
nous | avons feinté | Nous avons feinté l’occupation. | We pretended to be busy. |
vous | avez feinté | Vous avez feinté l’intérêt. | You faked interest. |
ils | ont feinté | Ils ont feinté la gentillesse. | They faked kindness. |
elles | ont feinté | Elles ont feinté l’enthousiasme. | They faked enthusiasm. |
Other Conjugations for Feignanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feignanter
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Feignanter – 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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