Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Introduction to the verb défourailler
The English translation of the French verb défourailler is “to shoot wildly.” It is pronounced as “de-foo-rah-yay.”
The word défourailler is derived from the prefix “dé-” which means “out” or “off” and the word “fourailler” which means “to shoot.”
In everyday French, défourailler is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a possibility or hypothetical action in the past. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of défourailler.
Three simple examples of défourailler in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il faut que j’aie défouraillé pendant la guerre. (I must have shot wildly during the war.)
- Je doute qu’il ait défouraillé intentionnellement. (I doubt he intentionally shot wildly.)
- J’espère qu’elle soit arrivée avant que j’aie défouraillé. (I hope she arrived before I shot wildly.)
English translations:
- I must have shot wildly during the war.
- I doubt he intentionally shot wildly.
- I hope she arrived before I shot wildly.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of défourailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie défouraillé | Je doute que j’aie défouraillé. | I doubt that I drew my gun. |
tu | aies défouraillé | Il faut que tu aies défouraillé. | You must have drawn your gun. |
il | ait défouraillé | Il est possible qu’il ait défouraillé. | It’s possible he drew his gun. |
elle | ait défouraillé | Elle craint qu’elle ait défouraillé. | She fears she drew her gun. |
on | ait défouraillé | On veut qu’on ait défouraillé. | We want it to have been drawn. |
nous | ayons défouraillé | Espérons que nous ayons défouraillé. | Let’s hope we drew our guns. |
vous | ayez défouraillé | Il est important que vous ayez défouraillé. | It’s important that you drew your gun. |
ils | aient défouraillé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient défouraillé. | They doubt they drew their guns. |
elles | aient défouraillé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient défouraillé. | They prefer they drew their guns. |
Other Conjugations for Défourailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
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Défourailler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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