Faillir – to almost do

French Verb Conjugations

 PresentImperfectFutureConditionalSubjunctiveImperfect subj.
jefaillisfaillissaisfailliraifailliraisfaillissefaillisse
tufaillisfaillissaisfaillirasfailliraisfaillissesfaillisses
ilfaillitfaillissaitfaillirafailliraitfaillissefaillît
nousfaillissonsfaillissionsfaillironsfaillirionsfaillissionsfaillissions
vousfaillissezfaillissiezfaillirezfailliriezfaillissiez faillissiez
ilsfaillissentfaillissaientfaillirontfailliraientfaillissentfaillissent
       
 Passé composéPast perfectFuture perfectPast conditionalPast subjunctivePluperfect subj.
j’ai failliavais failliaurai failliaurais failliaie faillieusse failli
tuas failliavais failliauras failliaurais failliaies faillieusses failli
ila failliavait failliaura failliaurait failliait faillieût failli
nousavons failliavions failliaurons failliaurions failliayons faillieussions failli
vousavez failliaviez failliaurez failliauriez failliayez faillieussiez failli
ilsont failliavaient failliauront failliauraient failliaient faillieussent failli
       
 Passé simplePast anteriorImperativeParticiples 
je / j’failliseus failli (tu)faillis Presentfaillissant
tufailliseus failli (nous)faillissons Pastfailli
ilfailliteut failli (vous)faillissez Perfectayant failli
nousfaillîmeseûmes failli Past imperative  
vousfaillîteseûtes failli (tu)aie failliPast infinitive
ilsfaillirenteurent failli (nous)ayons failli avoir failli
    (vous)ayez failli  

  Faillir is a regular -ir verb.

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