Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) 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 feign”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “fen-tahn-tay.”
Feignanter is derived from the Old French word “faindre,” meaning “to deceive or cheat.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English.
Examples:
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J’avais feignanté d’être malade pour ne pas aller à l’école. (I had pretended to be sick to not go to school.)
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Tu avais feignanté la surprise quand tu as vu le cadeau. (You had feigned surprise when you saw the gift.)
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Ils avaient feignanté de ne pas comprendre pour éviter de faire le travail. (They had pretended to not understand to avoid doing the work.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of feignanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais feignanté | J’avais feignanté toute la journée. | I had been slacking all day. |
tu | tu avais feignanté | Tu avais feignanté pendant des heures. | You had been slacking for hours. |
il | il avait feignanté | Il avait feignanté au travail. | He had been slacking at work. |
elle | elle avait feignanté | Elle avait feignanté à l’école. | She had been slacking at school. |
on | on avait feignanté | On avait feignanté à la maison. | One had been slacking at home. |
nous | nous avions feignanté | Nous avions feignanté toute la semaine. | We had been slacking all week. |
vous | vous aviez feignanté | Vous aviez feignanté pendant des mois. | You had been slacking for months. |
ils | ils avaient feignanté | Ils avaient feignanté toute la soirée. | They had been slacking all evening. |
elles | elles avaient feignanté | Elles avaient feignanté toute la nuit. | They had been slacking all night. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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