French verb conjugation
faillir
"to almost do something, to fail" — regular French verb
Forms you may meet: faillis, faillit, faillît, faillirai, faillissait.
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Indicative
| Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | faillis | faillissais | faillis | faillirai |
| 2sg | faillis | faillissais | faillis | failliras |
| 3sg | faillit | faillissait | faillit | faillira |
| 1pl | faillissons | faillissions | faillîmes | faillirons |
| 2pl | faillissez | faillissiez | faillîtes | faillirez |
| 3pl | faillissent | faillissaient | faillirent | failliront |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | faillisse | faillisse |
| 2sg | faillisses | faillisses |
| 3sg | faillisse | faillît |
| 1pl | faillissions | faillissions |
| 2pl | faillissiez | faillissiez |
| 3pl | faillissent | faillissent |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | faillirais |
| 2sg | faillirais |
| 3sg | faillirait |
| 1pl | faillirions |
| 2pl | failliriez |
| 3pl | failliraient |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | faillis |
| 1pl | faillissons |
| 2pl | faillissez |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- faillir
- Past participle
- failli
- Present participle
- faillissant
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