Faillir – to almost do

French Verb Conjugations

  PresentImperfectFutureConditionalSubjunctiveImperfect subj.
je faillis faillissais faillirai faillirais faillisse faillisse
tu faillis faillissais failliras faillirais faillisses faillisses
il faillit faillissait faillira faillirait faillisse faillît
nous faillissons faillissions faillirons faillirions faillissions faillissions
vous faillissez faillissiez faillirez failliriez faillissiez faillissiez
ils faillissent faillissaient failliront failliraient faillissent faillissent
             
  Passé composé Past perfect Future perfect Past conditional Past subjunctive Pluperfect subj.
j’ ai failli avais failli aurai failli aurais failli aie failli eusse failli
tu as failli avais failli auras failli aurais failli aies failli eusses failli
il a failli avait failli aura failli aurait failli ait failli eût failli
nous avons failli avions failli aurons failli aurions failli ayons failli eussions failli
vous avez failli aviez failli aurez failli auriez failli ayez failli eussiez failli
ils ont failli avaient failli auront failli auraient failli aient failli eussent failli
             
  Passé simplePast anterior Imperative Participles  
je / j’ faillis eus failli   (tu) faillis   Present faillissant
tu faillis eus failli   (nous) faillissons   Past failli
il faillit eut failli   (vous) faillissez   Perfect ayant failli
nous faillîmes eûmes failli   Past imperative    
vous faillîtes eûtes failli   (tu) aie failli Past infinitive
ils faillirent eurent failli   (nous) ayons failli   avoir failli
        (vous) ayez failli    

  Faillir is a regular -ir verb.

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