Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Introduction to the verb feinter
The English translation of the French verb feinter is “to feint” or “to fake”. It is pronounced “fayn-tay”.
The origin of the word feinter comes from the Old French word “faindre” which means “to pretend” or “to deceive”. In everyday French, feinter is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past. This tense is usually used in complex sentences and requires the use of the subjunctive mood.
Here are three simple examples of feinter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais feint d’être malade si j’avais su que la soirée allait être si ennuyeuse. (I would have feigned being sick if I had known the evening was going to be so boring.)
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Si tu avais feint d’être intéressé, peut-être qu’il t’aurait laissé partir plus tôt. (If you had faked interest, maybe he would have let you leave earlier.)
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Nous aurions feint d’aimer le cadeau pour ne pas blesser les sentiments de notre tante. (We would have pretended to like the gift in order to not hurt our aunt’s feelings.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of feinter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse feinté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse feinté. | I wish I had feinted. |
tu | eusses feinté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses feinté. | I wish you had feinted. |
il | eût feinté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût feinté. | I wish he had feinted. |
elle | eût feinté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût feinté. | I wish she had feinted. |
on | eût feinté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût feinté. | I wish one had feinted. |
nous | eussions feinté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions feinté. | I wish we had feinted. |
vous | eussiez feinté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez feinté. | I wish you had feinted. |
ils | eussent feinté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent feinté. | I wish they had feinted. |
elles | eussent feinté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent feinté. | I wish they had feinted. |
Other Conjugations for Feinter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb feinter
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Feinter – 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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