Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Introduction to the verb féculer
The English translation of the French verb “féculer” is “to starch.” The infinitive form “féculer” is pronounced as “fay-koo-lay.”
The verb “féculer” is derived from the noun “fécula,” which means “starch” in English. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary past tense used in written French to describe completed actions in the past.
Here are three examples of how “féculer” can be used in the Passé Simple tense, along with their respective English translations:
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Hier, il fécula son pantalon pour qu’il reste bien raide.
(Yesterday, he starched his pants to keep them nice and stiff.) -
Elle fécula les chemises avant de les repasser.
(She starched the shirts before ironing them.) -
Les couturières féculèrent les cols des chemises pour les rendre plus élégants.
(The seamstresses starched the shirt collars to make them more elegant.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of féculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | féculai | Je féculai la sauce. | I thickened the sauce. |
Tu | féculas | Tu féculas la soupe. | You thickened the soup. |
Il | fécula | Il fécula la préparation. | He thickened the mixture. |
Elle | fécula | Elle fécula la crème. | She thickened the cream. |
On | fécula | On fécula la sauce. | One thickened the sauce. |
Nous | féculâmes | Nous féculâmes la pâte. | We thickened the dough. |
Vous | féculâtes | Vous féculâtes la soupe. | You thickened the soup. |
Ils | féculèrent | Ils féculèrent le ragoût. | They thickened the stew. |
Elles | féculèrent | Elles féculèrent la sauce. | They (feminine) thickened the sauce. |
Other Conjugations for Féculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb féculer
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Féculer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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