Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) 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 commit a fault.” The infinitive form of fauter is pronounced as “foh-tay.”
Fauter comes from the Old French word “fauter,” meaning “to fail” or “to commit a sin.” It is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of how fauter is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense in everyday French:
- Il avait fauti avant que je lui parle. (He had sinned before I spoke to him.)
- Si tu avais fauti, je t’aurais pardonné. (If you had sinned, I would have forgiven you.)
- Nous aurions fauti si nous avions su la vérité. (We would have sinned if we had known the truth.)
In these examples, fauter is used to express a past event that did not actually happen, but is being discussed hypothetically. It is often used in a moral or religious context, as in the concept of “sinning” against God.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fauter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse fauté | Il est temps que je eusse fauté. | It’s time that I had made a mistake. |
tu | eusses fauté | Il est temps que tu eusses fauté. | It’s time that you had made a mistake. |
il | eût fauté | Il est temps qu’il eût fauté. | It’s time that he had made a mistake. |
elle | eût fauté | Il est temps qu’elle eût fauté. | It’s time that she had made a mistake. |
on | eût fauté | Il est temps qu’on eût fauté. | It’s time that one had made a mistake. |
nous | eussions fauté | Il est temps que nous eussions fauté. | It’s time that we had made a mistake. |
vous | eussiez fauté | Il est temps que vous eussiez fauté. | It’s time that you had made a mistake. |
ils | eussent fauté | Il est temps qu’ils eussent fauté. | It’s time that they had made a mistake. |
elles | eussent fauté | Il est temps qu’elles eussent fauté. | It’s time that they had made a mistake. |
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
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 Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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