Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Introduction to the verb fouailler
The English translation of the French verb fouailler is “to whip” or “to thrash.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “foo-a-yay.”
The word fouailler comes from the Old French word “failler,” which means “to falter” or “to fail.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense of the subjunctive mood, used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais peur que tu ne fouaillasse les chevaux avant le départ. (I was afraid that you would whip the horses before the departure.)
- Elle craignait que sa mère ne l’ait fouaillé pour son mauvais comportement. (She was afraid that her mother had whipped her for her bad behavior.)
- Nous étions tristes que le chien ait été fouaillé par son maître. (We were sad that the dog had been whipped by its owner.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fouailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse fouaillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse fouaillé. | I wish I had whipped. |
tu | eusses fouaillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses fouaillé. | I wish you had whipped. |
il | eût fouaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût fouaillé. | I wish he had whipped. |
elle | eût fouaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût fouaillé. | I wish she had whipped. |
on | eût fouaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût fouaillé. | I wish one had whipped. |
nous | eussions fouaillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions fouaillé. | I wish we had whipped. |
vous | eussiez fouaillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez fouaillé. | I wish you had whipped. |
ils | eussent fouaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent fouaillé. | I wish they had whipped. |
elles | eussent fouaillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent fouaillé. | I wish they had whipped. |
Other Conjugations for Fouailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouailler
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Fouailler – 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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