Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Introduction to the verb fouler
The English translation of the French verb fouler is “to tread” or “to trample.” The infinitive form of fouler is pronounced as “foo-leh.”
The word fouler comes from the Latin root “fullare” which means to press or crush. It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used since then to refer to stepping on something or crushing it with one’s feet.
In everyday French, fouler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action. It is formed by using the past subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of fouler.
Here are three simple examples of fouler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Nous aurions foulé les fleurs si nous n’avions pas fait attention.
(We would have trampled the flowers if we hadn’t paid attention.) -
Si tu avais marché plus doucement, tu n’aurais pas foulé le tapis.
(If you had walked more softly, you wouldn’t have treaded on the carpet.) -
Elle aurait été blessée si elle avait foule sur le verre cassé.
(She would have been injured if she had stepped on the broken glass.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse foulé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse foulé. | I wish I had walked. |
tu | eusses foulé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses foulé. | I wish you had walked. |
il | eût foulé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût foulé. | I wish he had walked. |
elle | eût foulé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût foulé. | I wish she had walked. |
on | eût foulé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût foulé. | I wish one had walked. |
nous | eussions foulé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions foulé. | I wish we had walked. |
vous | eussiez foulé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez foulé. | I wish you had walked. |
ils | eussent foulé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent foulé. | I wish they had walked. |
elles | eussent foulé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent foulé. | I wish they had walked. |
Other Conjugations for Fouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fouler
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Fouler – 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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